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North Platte, Nebraska, January 1956

Date of account
1956-01
Location
North Platte, Nebraska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT·10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.·CONCLUSIONS 1956 口 Wos Bolloon 18 January koo8 North Platte, Nebraska 口 Probably.Balloen 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Loca! Boround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 18/2345Z (N) GMT DAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.F PHOTOS 6.SOURCE axWas Astronomical yenus .D·Yes 口 Probably Astronomical EANO Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF QBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. descending 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation two haurs W(out of sigt Unknown euo 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round in middle, rods ticking out, Duration and motion to west as size of basebali, silver color, well as distortad appearance yellow and green colors coming out given object indicate observatior at top,no sound. oi astronomical body. Any planot on ecliptic from 22h

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