Utica, New York, July 1956
- Date of account
- 1956-07
- Location
- Utica, New York
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CQNCLUSIONS Was Balloon 30 July 1956 Utica, New York DK Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local XAGround-Visuai Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 ProbablyAireroft GMT30/1925Z AirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar Possibly Aireroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol Yes 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口.Other initial sighting 15min$ 45 dgr azimuth 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口Unknown periodic sightings afterward one ascending/hove ring 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object,25 yards in diameter, black This sighting was probably in color,round in shape. Maneuvering caused by a balloon.Black consisted of ascent and descent.rhpough polot balloons are generally clouds.Object seemed to hover.at one released on cloudy day
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