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Rector, Arkansas, December 1957

Date of account
1957-12
Location
Rector, Arkansas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bolloon December1957 Rector, Arkansas 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION DKGround-Visual 口 Ground-Rodar 口 Wai Aircraft Locel 口 Probably Aircroft 02/0545Z D AirVi suol D Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT- 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical aYos 口 Probobly Astronomical X:O No Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor aXlnsufficient Data for Evaluotion 口 Unkno wn 20 minutes one W by SW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round,white object,larger than a star Azimuth & elevation not given Object was slowly descending; as it making it impossible to prop- neared the earth its brightness faded erly evaluate this sighting. to a reddish or orange glow and became Object possibly astronomical invisible. As light changed fr

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