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Philadelphia Airport, Penn., October 1957

Date of account: 1957-10
Location: Philadelphia Airport, Penn.
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Bolloon 12 0ctober 1957 Philadelphia Airport, Penn! 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Locel αGround-Visual Ground-Rodor 口 Wos Aireroft 口 Probably Airerofy 12/1520Z D Ai~Visuol D Air-lntercept Rodar GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol O'Yo. 口 Probobly Astronomical XONo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Dote fer Evaluotion 口 Unknown not given one South 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Small very brilliant object dived Verylimited information, but vertically from very high altitude, possible jet a/c over crowded levelled off & disappeared south. city & near large airport.No Speed estimated to be very great radar or other reports of any- in relation to jet in area. thing unusual in area. ATIC PORM

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