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Gulf of Mexico Off of New Orleans, July 1955

Date of account
1955-07
Location
Gulf of Mexico Off of New Orleans
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 15Ju155 12.CONCLUSIONS Gulf of Mexico Off of New Oreans 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Was Balloon X Probably Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Locol. Shipboard 口 Possibly Balloon Ground-Visual Ground-Radar GMT_15/2230Z 口 Was Aircraft DAY D Air-Visuai 口 Probobly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS Air-lntorcopt Rador 6.SOURCE 口 Possibly Aireraft 口 Was Astronomicai ONo civilian 口 Probably Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF O9SERVATION 口 Possibly Astronomical 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. n/a 口 Insufficiont Dato for Evaluation 10.BRIEP SUMMARY O# SIGHTING stationary 口 Unknown 11.COMMENTS 5 min of arc w/25' diameter. Obj appeared to be shaped like drop of water. Probable balloon. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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