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Vandalia, Ohio, June 1957

Date of account
1957-06
Location
Vandalia, Ohio
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS CKWasBalloon 20June1957 Vandalia,Ohio 口 Probobiy Balloon D Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1835 EST Ground-Visuol Ground-Radar 口 WasAircraft Local 口 ProbablyAircraft 20/2335Z Air-Visuai DAir-lntercopt Radar 口 PossibtyAircraft GMT_ 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yas 口 ProbablyAstronomical ON-D 口 Possibiy Astronomicai Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other Insufficiont Data forEvaluation 口 Unknown one North 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMEN7S Observer called ATiC Command Post Confirmed by local U.S.leea reporting round object slowly climb- weather bureau station,who ing in Northward direction. stated that balloon launched just five minutes before observed by source. ATICFORM329(REV263EP52)

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