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Tampa, Florida, December 1957

Date of account
1957-12
Location
Tampa, Florida
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 3December 1957 Tampa,Florida 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION OGround-Visuol Ground-Radar kxWos Aircraft Logal. 口 Probobly Aircraft D AirVisual Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 102152 S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Y…. 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Aatronomical 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation wavering 口 Unknown 45 seconds one 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Egg shaped object, two white lights, Description has characteristics flahing green light to rear. Light of a/c.Sound of motors could pink. 250 ft long, 100 ft wide. Heard have come from some other source. motors shutting on and off. Made tight circle and hovered.Passed over hori- zon with wavering flght path. ATIC FORM

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