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Westover AFB, Massachusetts, July 1956

Date of account
1956-07
Location
Westover AFB, Massachusetts
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 17 July1956 Westover AFB, Massachusett Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE·TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual CKGround-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aircroft CMT_18/0230Z AirVisual Air-intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical Military 口 Possibiy Astronomical Xa No 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. KK Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 4 minutes auo SW 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Regular target (radar sighting) but Insufficient data for analysis. larger than ordinary radar target. Altitude not reported. Fast acceleration of speed.Was able to make lso dgr turn in less than 6 seconds. Increased and decreased speed in a matter of seconds.All other traffic accounted for. ATIC FORM329(REV

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