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Shelby, North Carolina, July 1957

Date of account
1957-07
Location
Shelby, North Carolina
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1:DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WosBalloon 23July 1957 Shelby,North Carolina 口 ProbabiyBalloon 口 Possibly Bailoon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Locol Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft xProbablyAireroft 24/0330Z AiVisual Air-lntercopl Rodar 口 PossibiyAireraft GMT_ 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol Ye3 口 ProbablyAstronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicai 口No 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERYATION 3.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data forEvaiuation 口 Unknow seconds one Northwest 10. .BRIEFSUMMARY OFSIGHTING T1.COMMENTS one gold-yellow oval objectthe size Concur with rpting officerthat of a ping pong ball. obj flew a straight this sighting was probably causedl course Northwest and was s seen visuall by an aircraft. or five minutes. No report on ATIC7ORM329(REV26SEP52)

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