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Marshalltown, Iowa, August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
Marshalltown, Iowa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT·10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 29 August 1956 Marshalltown,Iowa 口 Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircroft XGroundVisual D Ground-Rodar Local 口 Probobly Aireroft 30/0425Z Possibly Aireraft GMT- D AinVisuol D Air-Intercopt Rodor 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol MarS 5.PHOTOS OYes aXProbobly Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical XaNo Civilian (GoC) 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation in orbit 口 Unknowm thirty five minutes three IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Three round objects, size of a pea at Object observed at 15 dgr climb- ing slightly. No azimuth includedl arm's length. Objects characterized by a red and green light revolving Object probably Mars. around a white light.Objects were sighted at 15dgr azimuth.Objects moved slightly

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