Presque Isle, Maine, July 1956
- Date of account
- 1956-07
- Location
- Presque Isle, Maine
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
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Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 30July1956 Presgue Isle, Maine 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE·TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local XkGround-Vi sual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT-30/0700Z Ai~Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE αxWas Astronomical VenuS DYes 口 Probably Astronomical ONKO: Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口.Other 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown fifteen minutes one stationary 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1!.COMMENTS One round object,size of grapefruit Dr.M.F.Jordan,Prof of Astro- at arms length. Yellow in color and nomy,University of Maine,rptd unusually bright.Seen for fifteen thatthePlanetvenuswasayery minutes through binoculars 7x5o pwwer.bright yellow in the Maine sky at Then obscured by dare cloud cover. the position in
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