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Azores, August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
Azores
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 口 Was Balloon 1.DATE 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon Azores 16 Auust 1956 4.TYPE OF OSSERVATION 口 Was Aircraf! 3.DATE-TIME GROUP DGround-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft DGround-Visuol 口 Possibly Aireraft star, Local Air-lntercopt Radar 17/0145Z XO Ai~Visual axWes Astronomieol planet GMT. 6.SOURCE 口 Probcbiy Astrononica! Possibly Astronomicai 5.PHOTOS OYos airline pilot 口 Orher. CNo 9.COURSE 口 lnsufficiant Data for Eyaluotion 8.NUMSER OF OSJECTS 口 Unknown 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION west to inutes one 11.COMMENTS ds cime and place of locatid IC.SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ngo fm nirliner as round, to 000 ft fm 270 dgrs. to up bobbing D r ion appoars charaeteris 1loon.Hq USAF #X also in ueried Lajas 20 that aroa(TT rep ince oh MO ATICFOR329(REV25SEP 52)

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