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Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, December 1957

Date of account
1957-12
Location
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
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 15 December 1957 Elmendorf AFB,Alaska 口口 Probobly Balloon Possibly Balloon 3.DATE·TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION GroundVisual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aircraft 16/0040Z XX AirVi sual Air-Intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE αXWas Astronomical DYos 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical xNo Military 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unkno wn 8 secnds one down 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round,brilliant blue-white object, Undoubtedly a meteor from the size of silver dollar. Similar in Geminids.shower. appearance to falling star or burning magnesium flare. Approx 2 ft in length was falling straght down and appeared fuzzy at the edges.Trailod black Smoke then burst into yellow flame & appeare

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