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Southern Italy, September 1957

Date of account
1957-09
Location
Southern Italy
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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PROJECT·10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBalloon 16 September 1957 Southern Italy 口 Probobly Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION .Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 WasAircroft Probably Aircreft 16/18007 DAi~Visuol Air-lntercept Rodar 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol OiYes 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical ONo 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other- 口 InsufficientDato for Evaluation 口 Unknown 5minutes East 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round object about the size of planet Rather limited data,but a light Mars and same color as Mars at its moving across the sky is very brightest.No exhaust or sound. probably an a/c. ATIC PORM 329(REV 26SEP 52)

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