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Tampa, Florida, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Tampa, Florida
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 6 November 1957 Tampa, Florida 口 Probabiy Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION .Local. XX Ground.Vi suel D Ground-Rodor xWos Aireraft 口 Probobly Aireraft GMT. 07/0215Z Air-Intereopt Radar 口 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol o'Yos 口 Probobly Astronomical XCXNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientDota forEvoluation 口 Unknown 2-4 minutes one East 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Orange ball which assumed rocket The description is of an.F-l00 shape, exceptionally long. Had tail series fighter. fins,tubular fuselage,swept subby wings just ahead of amidships. Front third of obj had one large light & several small lights. Rear quarter of obj had one red & one green light on tail fins. Loud hum similar to jet engi

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