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Lynchburg, Virginia, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Lynchburg, Virginia
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·10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balloon 5 November 1957 Lynchburg.yirginia 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION XTGround-Visual D Ground-Rodar 口 Wos Aircraft Locol 口 Probably Aireraft 06/01377 Ai~Visol D Air-intercept Rodor 口 GMJ PHOTOS 6.SOURCE ax Was Astronomicol Aurora DiYos 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientDota forEvaluation 口 Unknown 5 minutes one not given 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Red object, pointed on each end,20- Probably Aurora Borealis. 30 ft by 200 ft 1ong. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26SEP 52)

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