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Moriarty, New Mexico, December 1957

Date of account
1957-12
Location
Moriarty, New Mexico
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 Moriarty. New Mexico 口 Probobly Balloon 9 December 1957 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local RBround-Visual 口 Probably Aireraft 10/0245Z D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT AirVisual 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Xx Was Astronomical Meteor OY.. 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical Civilian 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. Insufficiont Data for Evaluotion 口 Unknown 2 seconds one westerly 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Distinguished shark-like tail or wings The earth is now passing through with no visible fuselage between. Size the peak of the Geminids。Probably between that of a baseball or grape- astronomical-- meteor. fruit. Incandescent metallic color. Quick fading trail of sparks immediately behind.Vanished su

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