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Ellenton, South Carolina, May 1952

Date of account
1952-05
Location
Ellenton, South Carolina
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 12.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 10 May 52 Ellenton, Soutn Carolina Was Balloon Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2245 EST D Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft Locol Xo Ground.Visual 口 Probably Aircroft 0342 D AirVisuol D Air-Intercept Rodar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. .PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol CYes 4civilians 口 Probobly Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other- ci 4 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Yellow color.1 Disc shaped. Straight and level - one object pulled up to clcar pbject on ground.Some weaved on course. None - near balloon launch time.Could 2245 -2 objccts S to N be similar to the report that turned out to 2305-2 objects S to N be ducks,but no proof. 2310-1 object ME to Sw 2315-1 object StoN ATIC FORM

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