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Salina, Kansas, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Salina, Kansas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 17November 1957 Salina Kansas 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aircraft 12/0125Z XaAi~Visual Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT. S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE UxWas Astronomical Me teor aYes 口 Probably Astronomicol Military 口 Possibly Astronomical D.No 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor. 口 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 口 Unknown 15 seconds four not given 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Oval shaped object, size of grapefruit Object viewed probably bolide. Appearance of fluorescent light. One, breaking into four pieces. then foux. Either exhaust or contrail Suddenly disappeared. ATIC PORM 329(REY 26 SEP S2)

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