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Shalimar, Florida, August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
Shalimar, Florida
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 August 1956 Shalimar,Florida 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloan 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Local. Ground-Visual G Ground-Radar KXWas Aircraft 口 Probably Aireraft 02/0155Z D AinVisual Air-lntercept Radar 口 Passibly Aireraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口口 Was Astronomical Probobiy Astronomical XOXNO Military Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9. COURSE 口 Othor.. 口 insufficiont Data for Evaluotion see below 口 Unknowm six seconds 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One round brilliant white object with Rpt rec'd fm Hq Air Proving Ground slightly flattened sides,.size of Command, Eglin AFB,23 Aug 56 via pea at arm's length. Object seemed to AFForm 112. twinkle or radiate like a star.Objec Concur with preparing officer that appeared as a stationary light in the sighting cause

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