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Herkimer, New York, August 1951

Date of account
1951-08
Location
Herkimer, New York
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT1C073RECORDCARD 1.DATE LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wes Ballcon 5 Aug 1951 Herkimer,New York 口 Probobly Bollccn 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP .TYPE OF OBSERVATION Loeol2330 Ground Visua! DGround-Roder 口 Was Aiicroft 口 Probably Aircroft 06/0430Z GMT. D Ai~Visual Air-Intercopt Rodor 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical Y 口 Probobly Astronomicol civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION S.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 口 Unknown 3-5 seconds one South 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Solid obj,flickered,length 2-3x width de- Meteor sighting. scribed as spherical red obj with green tail. lio sound.Intensity constant.Outline fuzzy or blurred.Straight,level flight.Disappeared in SW behind trees after 6o deg arc of movement. Low speed,low altitude assumed by witness. (Reported in 1953) ATICPORM329(REV 26S

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