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Yuma, Arizona, September 1957

Date of account
1957-09
Location
Yuma, Arizona
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT·10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Bolloon 3September l957 Yuma,Arizona 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION XKGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local. Binoculars 口 Probably Aircrof! GMT03/19047 DAinVisuol DAir-lntercept Radar 口 PossiblyAircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DiYes 口 ProbablyAstronomical XOKNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE K Othotarget sleeve 口 InsufficientDataforEvaluation 口 Unknown ll minutes 12 to 15 exploded 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Spiral,later elongated with ragged Target sleeves in area.It is edges. white,brown in middle, about believed this sighting was one foot long. No sound. Onu when first target sleeve after being seen,then foom 12to 15.Exploded. repeatedly fired upon. ATICPORM329(REV26SEP52)

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