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Jersey City, New Jersey, January 1955

Date of account
1955-01
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bolloon New_Jersey 口 ProbabiyBalloon 11 January 1955 JerseyCity, 口 PossiblyBalioon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Local XNGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 ProbablyAircraft 11/2331Z DAir-Visuol Air-InterceptRadar 口 Possibiy Aircroft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronoinical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical XXPossiblyAstronomicoVr XOKNo Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar 口 InsuficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknown 30-40 seconds one Northeast 10.BRIEFSUMMARYOFSIGHTING 11.COMMENTS 1) Round,bluish green & flaming red Possible meteor. Sparks flying.Faded out of sight. 2)Ball shaped,firey red,luminous fire following. 3) Shape of ball,flaming red.Straight fit course.Faded out of sight. 4)Objectlitup &wentout. ATIC FORM329(REV 26SEP 52)

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