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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1956

Date of account
1956-03
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 29 March 1956 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania 口 Prabably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION XGround-Visua! 口 Was Aircraft Local Ground-Radar 口 Probobly'Aircraft 30/0040Z Air-Visuol Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomicai Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 .Othsr DXInsufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 2 minutes one NE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Possible illusion as to increase Bright white object with tinge of in altitude due to object passing orange observed during twilight near zenith.Duration rather hours. Appeared as solid similar to short for a balloon observation. Sirius. Sharply outlined. In flight 1 to Some feature of a/c should have Sw. Decrea

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