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Tampa, Florida, December 1956

Date of account
1956-12
Location
Tampa, Florida
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 13 December 1956 Tampa,Florida 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local XKGround-Vi sual Ground·Radar XxWas Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircraft 13/1755Z GMT. D AirVisual Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol XRNo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficiont Dota for Evaluation 口 Unknown one minute three unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Three white circular objects, size Concur w/reporting officer that of a silver dollar at arm's length. the sighting was caused by the Objects flew in a "y" formation on sun reflecting from a high a straight flight path.Object was flying B-47 in area. seen visually for one minute. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SE

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