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Amarillo, Texas, May 1956

Date of account
1956-05
Location
Amarillo, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 22 May 1956 Amarillo,Texas 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Local XXGroundyisugl Ground-Radar Identiried by: 口 Probably Aircroft GMT-23/0035Z Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft XKAirVisuol 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes Probabiy Astronomical Civilian & Military 口 Possibly Astronomical ANO 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown one & one half hour one stationary 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One round object,the size of a pea Received by letter, a copy of held at arm'slength,a bright golden which is attached for your color, appeared in the Nw at an angle information.Concur with the of elevation of 45 dgr & faded fm opinion of the reporting officer sight in approx the

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