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Springfield, Massachusetts, January 1957

Date of account: 1957-01
Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
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 11january1957 Springfield, Massachusetts 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Locol_1930 PM DGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft OXProbably Aircrofs 12/0030Z 口 Air-Visuai D Air-intarcopt Radar Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYes 口 Probobly Astronomical OKNO Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Dato for Evaluation 口 Unknown 15 minutes one NE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Circular flat object, white and glow- If observed for l5 minutes, not ing in the dark observed, speed straighlt meteor - if moving rapidly and and very fast.observed for 15 minutes in straight, level line before fading in horizon. undoubtedly not a balloon. Appears to have been jet exhaust t

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