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Monroe, La., May 1956

Date of account
1956-05
Location
Monroe, La.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 22 May 1956 50 miles Nw of Monroe, La. 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircroft 23/0515Z XKAirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical XXNo AF pilot & observer 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_ 口 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation Unknown mins" one NE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING (FollOWing fm phOne 11.COMMENTS call to obsrvr rather than fm TT msg Conversation w/pilot revealed which was in error.) One cross-shaped he had flown approx lo0 missions obj larger than C-47 a/c, brilliantly in Korea & is experienced in lighted. Pilot after seeing obj tried interceptions. He stated that he to in

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