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Long Beach, Long Island, NY, January 1956

Date of account
1956-01
Location
Long Beach, Long Island, NY
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 18 January 1956 Long Beach,Long Island, NY 口 Probably Balloon XPossibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local K&round-Visual 口 Probably Aircraft 18/2155Z（N) AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicai OYes 口 Probably Astronomical ONKIX Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknawn 20 minutes SSW to NNE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object oblong spiral, smoke trail, Newspaper report said it appeare color white. Appeared to be falling like weather balloon. and moving NNE.Looked like lst phase of l/4 moon.Disappeared with setting of sun. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)

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