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Missoula, Montana, December 1956

Date of account
1956-12
Location
Missoula, Montana
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 12 December 1956 Missoula, Montana 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possi bly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local not given Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft XR Ground-Vi sual 口 Probobly Aircraft DAirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT- 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol Yos Physical 口 Probably Astronomical xxN.Specimen 口 Possibly Astronomical Civilian 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE YX Other- rock 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficiont Dota for Evalugtion 口 Unknown N/A one N/A 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Personal letters to both Hqs USAF & As the report appeared to have "physical evidence" of a'uro, contact regarding obj believed, by investigation was requested. implication, to be part of space Results indicated Sourcei was ship, containing self-contained highly susceptible to suggestio

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