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Canton, Ohio, May 1957

Date of account
1957-05
Location
Canton, Ohio
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 7May1957 Canton,ohio 口 Probobiy Balioon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local QGround-Visual 口 Wos Aircraft D Ground-Radar ProboblyAircroft 07/1720Z Air-Visuai D Air-Intorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircrait GMT. S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical aYes 口 Probably Astronomical DNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown l0 minutes one orbiting 1G. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object,oval shape,12"X 8".Color There are several small airfields vary shiny silver. Object orbiting, to the North of Akron,in view observed fn a distance of approx. of the fact object was orbiting 5to S miles? No sound. leads to the a/c solution. ATIC FORM329(REY 26SEP 52)

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