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S of Odebolt, Iowa, October 1957

Date of account
1957-10
Location
S of Odebolt, Iowa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Was Bailoon 13.0ctober_1957 Probably Balloon S.ofodeholt Towa 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP Local XGround-Visual D Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aireraft 19/01107 Birocylars nAiNVisuol D Air-lntorcopl Radar QKPossibly Aircraft GMT PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol OiYes 口 Probobly Astronomical ONo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 15 minutes one Southwest 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round object, size of silver dollar, On basis of description,possibly red & white, alternating ahruptly aircraft. and unevenly -very bright.object in sight for 15 minutes, then suddenl disappoared. AT1C FORM329(REV 26SEP 52)

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