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Colfax, Iowa, October 1956

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

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Wos Balloon 口 Probably Bolloon Colfax,Iowa 口 Possibly Balloon 15 0etobor1956 4.TYPE OF OSSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Was Aireroft XO Ground-Visuol D Ground-Rador OProbobly Aireroft Local 口 AirVisual Air-lntorcept Rodor GMT_16/0459Z 口 Was Astronomicol 6.SOURCE 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomicol aY. 口 Possibly Astronomical D-No Ciyilian 9.COURSE 口 Other- 8.NUMBER OF OSJECTS 口 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Unknown one west unknown 11.COMMENTS 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING Probable a/c. Cne objoct with round shape and the size of a pea. Was flashing red, green and white lights. Object moving slowly west. ATIC FORM329(RKV 26SEP S2)

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