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Springfield, Illinois, October 1955

Date of account
1955-10
Location
Springfield, Illinois
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 9 0ct 55 口 Was Balloon Springfield,Illinois 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft Local. αGround-Vi'suel 口 Probably Aircraft GMT10/0020Z D AirViswal Air-lntorcept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical aY 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical XQNo cirilian and military 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION &MUMBER OF OBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Othor 区 2-3min Insufficiont Data for Evaluction I B 口 Unknawn 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS IShaped like e star,white appeared as bright Possible a/c however, inaufficient d&ts light moving Bast. for evaluation. ATIC YORM 329 (REV 26BEP 52)

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