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Washington, D.C., May 1957

Date of account
1957-05
Location
Washington, D.C.
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 1C073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 01May_1957 Washington, D.C. 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Locol Ground-Visuoi Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircrafi 口 Probably Aircraf? GAT. 02/03007 XO Air-Visuai D Air-lntorcapt Radar 口 Possibly Aircrait 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE xWas Astronomicol aY 口 Prabably Astronomicol -ONo Civilian_& Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown tyoor.three_seconds one E toW 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One bright electric blue round object Description, duration,flight with tail.Object moved from East to path indicate that this sighting West in a straight flight path for two was causod by or three seconds. Maxwell AFB, A'TTN: Aerospace Dirrctor Archives Banc RETURN Studies Alabam TO: Ins AT

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