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Gassoway, W. Virginia, December 1956

Date of account
1956-12
Location
Gassoway, W. Virginia
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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UFUB INDEX CAKU AIS8-UFOB-505-56 12.CONCLUS1ONS 2.LOCATION 1. DATE 3 DeC 56 口口口 Wos Balloon 4 Jan 54 Gassoway, W, Virginia Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 咖 Was Aircraft CGround-Visual Ground-Radar Probably Aircroft 30/0700z Dec 56 口 Possibly Aircroft AirVisual D Air-lntercopt Rodar 口 Was Astronomical 6.SOURCE 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical Yes 口 Possibly Astronomical Civilian RNo 9.COURSE 口 Other. 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficient Data for Evoluation 口 Unkno wn Foar Su One minute 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Concur with Reporting Orricer that Four roumd red objec+s, +he size of a this sightin g was caused by an aircraft Object was silver dollar at arm's length kmown to be in +he area. seen iying Sh at lo0o reot overhead. Object. was seen visually for one minute. AIS0P Form5 (150ct54)

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