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Pesotum, Illinois, April 1957

Date of account
1957-04
Location
Pesotum, Illinois
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 25 Apri1_1957 Pesotum..Illinois 口 Probobiy Balioon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2125 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircrafr Local 口 Probobly Aircraft 26/0325Z DAir-Visuai D Air-lntorcopt Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was AstronomicoCome t Yos Probobly Astronomical CNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficiont Data for Eyaluation 20 to 25 minutes 口 Unknown one Sest O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object, round, size of dime, Very probably the orend-Leland color bright red. Object had long comet. white tail 3 times as long as head. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SZP 52)

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