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Random Lake, Wisconsin, January 1957

Date of account
1957-01
Location
Random Lake, Wisconsin
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 16 January 1957 Random Lake, wisconsin 只 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local, 口 Probably Aircraft 16/2020Z Air-Visuai D Air-lntorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Yos 口 Probobly Astronomical ONo Civilian - Housewife 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknowm 5 minutes two WtoE 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object appearing like two white barrels Fits description of parially one over the other floating in air. inflated high altitude balloon No exhaust. Observed for 5 mins. which often have a hinched appearance near their center. Winds checked by telephone call to wx offoce - fit perfectly for t

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