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Ada, Oklahoma, May 1956

Date of account
1956-05
Location
Ada, Oklahoma
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 17 May 1956 Ada, Oklahoma 口 Probably Balloan 口 Possi bly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local 1022CST Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft XKGround.Visual 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_17/1822Z D AirVisual D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probobly Astronomical XNO Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口,Other Xlnsufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown 20 seconds twenty SW to NW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Twenty objects. Round, size of pea, Insufficient data. See case file color siiver, gray. objects sharply outlined -estimated size 50 to 100 feet. objects had protrusion in center. ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP 52)

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