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Yuma, Arizona, May 1957

Date of account
1957-05
Location
Yuma, Arizona
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Was Batlaon 26.May.1957 Yuma, Arixona 口 Probcbiy Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2200 O Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircrafs Local .... DGround-Visuol 口 Probabiy Aircroft GMT_27/0500Z D Air-Visuai D Air-lntercopt Radar D Possibly Aircratt 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE ax Was Astronomical Meteor □Yes 口 Probobly Astronomicai 口 Possibly Astronomicai XONo Ciyilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 6 to l0 seconds WNW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object, long? shape unknown but Probably meteor based on duraton 4 tc 5 times longer than wide, color- ahd description. just light. observer was sighting his telescope looking at stars when he noticed object. object disappeared behind trees and bldgs. No radar or electronics rpts.6x5o biuocul

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