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(near) Lancaster, Penn., February 1957

Date of account
1957-02
Location
(near) Lancaster, Penn.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS L.DATE 2.LOCATION 口 Was Bolloon 口 Probably Balloon 1957 (near). Lancaster, Penn! ll February 口 Possi biy Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Wos Aircroft mGroundVisua! Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aireraft .Local. 口 Possibly Aireroft D AirVisual 口 Air-Intercopt Radar GMT11/1230Z 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical SPHOTOS 口 Prabably Astronomical OYos 口 Possibly Astronomicol Civilian 9.COURSE 口 Othor- 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION DX Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown stationary five minutes one. J.COMMENTS TO.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING -Description and "hovering"effect One brightly shining object the approx indicates that this sighting was mate size of a normal two engine prop- probabiy caused by a balloon. type aircraft.Object disappearec.when However data not conclusive and source made a right turn on the road. case is list

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