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17 Mi E Columbus, Ohio, July 1956

Date of account
1956-07
Location
17 Mi E Columbus, Ohio
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 1 July 1956 17 Mi E Columbus,Ohio 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 01/0917Z XXAirVisuol 口Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Yes 口 Probobly Astronomicol Civilian (TWA pilot) 口 Possibly Astronomical A太。 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown unknown one N to SSw 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One strange object traveling from N Report received 13 July by Twx to SSw at 40o0 ft altitude.The of sighting on l July.Probable object looked like a blue ball with meteor; however,duration not a dark blue steak trailing. Object reported. Insufficient data. appeared larger than an a/c. ATIC FORM

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