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Donora, Pennsylvania, August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
Donora, Pennsylvania
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Bolloon 19 August 1956 Donora, Pennsylvania! 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft DKGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Probasly Aireroft Local 口 GM20/0340Z Ai~Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 6.SOURCE XWas Astronomical MarS 5.PHOTOS 口 Probabiy Astronomicel OYos 口 Possibly Astronomical KN Ciiilians 9.COURSE 口 Other. 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS Insufficient Date for Evaluotion Unknown one hour,35 minutes one clockwise 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Cne object round to naked eye,and Mars at 150 dgr azimuth,45dgr triangular with binoculars. Size was elevation. Duration indicates astro body with 30 dgr fluctuation compared to North star or a ligtle mn azimuth. Probability of Mars Smaller than a dime. Color yeliowish white.Object had a reddish brown being obje

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