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McKinney, Texas, April 1956

Date of account
1956-04
Location
McKinney, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.CATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 4April 1956 McKinney, Texas 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE·TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 155 Local Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft XxGround-Visual telescope 口 Probably Aircraft 04/2115Z D AirVisual Air-lntercopt Rodar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Y.s 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astroromical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE .Oth.UNIDENTIFIED 口 Insufficiont Data forEvaluation XUnknown 6 hours one west 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object observed fm two separate locatlons through 2oox telescope by one observer & thru 4x glass by other. One observer amature sstronomer, other Weather observer at local wx station. Obj subtending one minute of arc. Located about 7 dgrs to Northof Venus thru/out sighting. Obsvd fm 15l5 until 2lo0.

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