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Sioux City, Iowa, January 1954

Date of account
1954-01
Location
Sioux City, Iowa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LCCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 2Jan 54 Sioux City, Iowa 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION XGround-Vi sual 口 Wos Aircraft Local Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircroft GMT_03/0130Z Ai~Visual D Air-lntorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft S. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor OYos 口 Probably Astronomical ONo 口 Possibly Astronomical civilian 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION NUMAEROF OSJECTS L9. COURSE 口 Other. Insufficiont Doto for Evaluation 2-3 seconds 口 Unknown 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS bbj 1/3 sizeof moon. Green w/orange tail. Meteor sighting (possible error in tme pbserved at 40-50 deg elevation observed and association with Onaha,Neb. rom car moving 50 mph. Case of same Object) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SRP S2)

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