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Pottsville, Pennsylvania, October 1956

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

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PROJECT 1003RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bolioon 13 0ctober 1956 Pottsville,Pennsylvania!!! 口 Probobly Balloon 口 Possibly Bailoon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF O9SERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Wos Aircraft Locol 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_13/2000Z AirVisual Air-lntorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE XWas Astronomical Mars OYes 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol XuNo 7.LENOTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 InsufficiontDato forEvaluotion 口 Unknown three & half hours one stationary 10. BRIE SUMMARY OP SICHTING 11.COMMENTS One poar shaped silver object,size of Balloon would not remain in area a pea at arm'slength. object was seen for 3号 hours with winds indicated stationary witha slight drift.object in report.Mars in SE.A/C at was estimatod above l0,ooo ft.object 6,0ooft.Mars is opinion for was seon visually

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