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Wichita, Kansas, August 1957

Date of account
1957-08
Location
Wichita, Kansas
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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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 29 口 Was Balloon 27 August 1957 Wichita, Kansas 口 Probabiy Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibiy Balloon 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 WasAircraft 口 Probably Aircroft 30/0037Z X AirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical ONo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. Insufficient Dota for Evaluation 口 Unknown 2 minutes one unknown 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS An UFo estimated at 25,0o0 ft with Sighting has characteristcs of speed about 2oo knots reported because balloon; however,insufficient of slow speed and erratic changes in information for evaluatbn. direction. ATIC FORM329(REV 26SEP52)

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