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Leonape, Pa, September 1955

Date of account
1955-09
Location
Leonape, Pa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 23 Sep 55 Leonape, Pa 口 Probably Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP XXXGround-Visual 口 Was Aircroft Local Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_23/1630Z AirVisual D Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5:PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口 Probably Astronomical BNo civ 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 3-5min 1 unk 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Dark obj, shaped like toy top. Had Possible balloon observation. rudder underneath. ATIC PORM 329(REV 26SEP 52)

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