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Nevada, December 1956

Date of account
1956-12
Location
Nevada
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 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balloon 4 December 1956 Nevada 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local night Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircraft GMT04/1200Z XXAir-Vi suol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Meteor Yes 口 Probably Astronomical XONO AF Pilot xx Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口,Other 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 3-5 seconds 45 dgr arc 口 Unkngwn one earch 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS AF pilot flying T-33 at 38,000 ft Description and characteristics observed dazzling white ball of of object indicate that pilot fire with long white trail falling apparently was in the very close earthward. Before disappearing vicinity of a freball.Fireball appeared to burst or explode leav- s

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