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New Castle, Delaware, September 1956

Date of account
1956-09
Location
New Castle, Delaware
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT·10073RECORDCARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Wus Balloon 17 Septomber 1956 New Castle,Delaware 口 Probobiy Balloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION DGround-Rodar 口 Wos Aircraft Local. Ground-Visual 口 Probably Aireraft 17/2330Z 口 GMT D Ai~Visuol D Air-lntarcopt Radar 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol DiYss 口 Probobly Astronornical 口 Possibly Astronomicol ONo Civilian 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor. XInsufficient Dato for Evoluotion 口 Unknown throo to thirteen mins one see.haow 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Onecigar" pedeus. 11.COMMENTS object of silver color the size of a Insufficient data for analysis. half dollar held at arm's length.(obj A silver or white noing star w/jagged edgea,.the size of smail grapefruit or or white circular shaped'obj w/points at top,.bottom,& sides, size first of halfdollar, then like a grapefr

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