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Benton, Pennsylvania, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Benton, Pennsylvania
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 11 November 1957 Benton, Pennsylvania! 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual D Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aircroft 12/0221Z OAirVi suol D Air-lntercept Radar C Possibly Aircraft GMT. S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol Meteor OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol Military 口 Possibly Astronomical O.No 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknowm few seconds one SE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object size of dime held at arm's 5-6 observers saw object simul- length, white. Brilliant explosion taneously at widely separate p at very high altitude. White vapor points. object was undoubtedly trail after explosion. Explosion very large and at a very high similar to photo flash bulb. Ver

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