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Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 16Nov57 Wright-Patterson AFB,Ohio 口 Wos Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Binoculars, Local_1830 Ground-Rcdar Was Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircraft GMT.16/2330Z DAir-Visuol Air-intorcept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical OYes Probably Astronomical Venus QNo military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 口 InsufficiontData forEvaluation 8minutes 口 Unknown one 0. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Say round, goldish white object at Local traffic,radar and WX unita checked approximately255 dgrand 50 dgrelev. Nothing unusual reported.Astro pilots Did not move.Used 7 x 5o binoculars. for that time and place indicate Venu3 at 262 dgr az.Also heavy,cold layer of air existed at time. Venus reported in position of obj

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