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Vicinity of Bitburg, Germ., January 1958

Date of account
1958-01
Location
Vicinity of Bitburg, Germ.
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 29Jan 58 Vicinity of Bitburg, Germ. 口 Probabiy Baiioon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OSSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Locai Ground-Visuai Cround-Radar 口 ProbablyAircraft 29/0625Z 口 PossiblyAircraft GMT AirVisual Air-intercept Radar 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor Yes 口 ProbablyAstronomical F-86 Pilot Military(Gzound 口 Possibiy Astronomicai ONo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF O3JECTS 9.COURSE Other 口 insufficient Data for Evaluotion 口 Unknown 4secs one NE tO SW 10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obj w/bluish fluorescent light w/a Color,characteristics,maneuver, trail of flame observed at approx time duration,etc. are all those 40,000 ft by pilot flying at 29,000 of atrue bolide(fireball).As ft,Hlot stated that it produced a has often been shown w/airborne blinding flash before it disap

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