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United States, October 1957

Date of account
1957-10
Location
United States
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon October 1957 United States 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION GroundVisual 口 Was Aircraft .Locel D Ground-Rodar 口 Probably Aireraft GMT09/2240-20/0110Z XX AirVisual D Air-Intercept Rodar D S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE αXWas Astronomicol Comet 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical XQNo Military & Civilian 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS9 COURSE 口 Other. Insufficient Dota for Evaluation 3 hours longest 口 Unknowm one westerly 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Various reports of object white or Third comet of year visible to amber larger than star. Very bright, naked eye. Comet ENCKE. some include tail or halo,usually reported as circular, motion station- ary. Unkown date october 2/2300z Dayton,OhioNW 10/ooolZ New York W Lindhurst, L.I. 13/2315Z New York Hichsvil

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