USAF record 28968221 (1956)
28968221
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 8 November 1956
2. LOCATION Colfax, Iowa
3. DATE-TIME GROUP XO Ground-Visual GMT 09/0500Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XO Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS XO Yes
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ONE minute
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE SE to NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One round reddish-yellow object, size of a basketball at arm's length. Obj tapered out to a point. Object moving SE to NW and out of sight behind the horizon. Object was observed visually for one minute.
11. COMMENTS: Description, duration, flight path and manner of disappearance indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.
12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [REDACTED] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Aircraft [REDACTED]
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