Norfolk, Virginia, August 1956
- Date of account
- 1956-08
- Location
- Norfolk, Virginia
- 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.CONCLUSIONS 4 August 1956 D Was Balloon Norfolk,Virginia 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE·TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local XXGround-Visuol Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT-04/0630Z OAirVisual Air-intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 3.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Mcteor Probably Astronomical BNO Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation unknown 口 Unknown one unknown 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One streak-shaped object with trail. Concur with reporting offiwer Color was bright green. Object streaked that sighting was probably through sky and disappeared by astronomical; most likely a exploding （explosion of light).Smoke meteor of the Bolide type. trail estimated to be 55 feet long was visible after ex
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