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West Haven, Connecticut, August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
West Haven, Connecticut
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Wos Bolloon 26 August 1956 West Haven, Connecticut 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aireroft Local. XR GroundVi sual D Ground-Rodar 口 Probobly Aireraf! GMT26/0645Z Air-lntereept Rodor 口 Possibly Aireraft Ai~Vi suol 6.SOURCE uX Wos Asronomicol Capella 5.PHOTOS 口Y.. 口 Probobly Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical XONo Civilian 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor. 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 Insufficiont Dato for Evaluotion still in sight after 口 Unknown hour/33 mins one rising in N one 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One round, white object, size of quartpr Due to scanty info request for at arms length (about).object appearep further information sent. as slowly rising white light in North Possibly Capella in NE.witness which would get much brighter at times estimated size of

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