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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 1955

Date of account: 1955-09
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1. DATE' 2LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 8 Sep 55 Ceaar Rapids, Iowa 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION x Ground-Visual Was Aircraft Local Ground-Radar Probably Aircroft 09/0455Z Air-intorcopt Radar Possibly Aircraft GMT. Ai~Visual 5.PHOTOS 8.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical ONDx civliian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE D Othor. 口 Insufficiont Dota for Evaluation 口 Unknawn 3 min 1 E 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Cigar shaped. 25' long, bright orange, no 4602d evaluated: Possible a/c. Bound,faded from viev. ATIC FORM 329 (REY 26SEP 52)

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