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Great Neck, N.Y., January 1958

Date of account
1958-01
Location
Great Neck, N.Y.
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 6Jan 58 Great Neck, N.Y. 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION αGround-Visuol Ground-Radar 口 Was Aireraft Local 口 Probably Aireraft GM106/14307 Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other- 石 Insufficient Data for Evoluation 口 Unknown 10 mins one MN dn 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Egg-shaped obj, size of basketball, red w/smoke trail &whistle. Probably conventional obj misinterpreted by over-active imagination of 2 youngsters. Flight path indicates possible ballcon observation & imaginatidn as to whistle & smoke connected w/obj.Case considered as insufficien Data.Cbject observed for.lminutes through telescope. ATIC

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