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Wilmington, Delaware, December 1956

Date of account
1956-12
Location
Wilmington, Delaware
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Wilmington,Delaware 口 Was Bolloon Newburgh, New York 口 Probably Balloon 18 December 1956 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP TYPEOFQBSERYATION Long.Valley New Jersey Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 1970025Z 口 Probably Aircraft DAirVisual Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT-219/0030Z 5. PHoT3. 19/0030Z 6.SOURCE xx Was Astronomical Meteor 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Civilian Possibly Astro.tomical XXNO 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other- 1. Sw to NE 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 1. 3-4secs by.one source 口 Unknown source 2.NE 2. one 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS 1) One symmetrical-shaped obj w/long Sighting probably caused streamer behind. Front of obj was meteor. colored brilliant bluish-green & rear greenish yellow to orange. obj moved 3) Brilliant obj observed thru in straight pa

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