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Bitburg, Germany, January 1958

Date of account
1958-01
Location
Bitburg, Germany
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 30 Jan 58 Bitburg, Germany Probabiy Balloon 口 Possibly Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OSSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft L.ocai Ground-Visual 口 ProbablyAircraft 30/0627Z GMT. AirVisual Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 ProbablyAstronomical 口 Possibly Astronormical No Military 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluati 口 Unknown 3mins one Irregular T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obj,size of dime at arm's length; Obj has characteristics of a color red, greenish yellow & slightly balloon observation. blue w/irregular flight path.General moving to overhead position. Side to side motion. ATICFORM329(REV 26SEP 52)

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