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Torrance, California, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Torrance, California
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 17 November 1957 Torranee.California 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibiy Balloon 4.TYPEOF OSSERVATION Locol Ground-Visual OGround-Rodor 口 Was Aireraft 口 ProboblyAireroft GMT_18/0130Z AirVisuol D Air-lntercept Rodor 口 Possibly Aircroft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE IxWas Astronomical Me teOr OYes 口 Probably Astronomico! 口 Possibly Astronomical XONo Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Doto for Evaluotion 口 Unknowm 2-3 seconds one HNW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round,white object,like bright star, Earthpassing through the leonid size of a quarter, moving at a high shower at this time. Probably rate of speed. During observation, meteor. object appeared to glow very brilliant fading almost out,.then stated glow- ing again very bright. This appeared to burn

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