Creston, Iowa, August 1956
- Date of account
- 1956-08
- Location
- Creston, Iowa
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Creston, Iowa 口 Probably Balloon 10 August 1956 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Wes Aircraft Local XCKGround-Visua! Ground-Radar Probably Aireroft 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT11/0310Z AinVisual D Air-lntercopt Radar 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Meteor aYes DxProbobiy Astronomico! 口 Pussibly Astronomicoi ONo Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF O3JECTS 9.COURSE 口 Orhor. 口 Insufficiant Dcta for Evaluction 口 Unknown one Northto South one minute 11.COMMENTS 10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One objeet with long fiery shape, All details of sighting, except silver in color. size estimated to rather long duration (which may be five-six feet long,one inch in be in error)conform to the diameter.Noticed-because of bright characteristics of a meteor. flashing light.object traveled Nerth to S
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