Topeka, Kansas, February 1958
- Date of account
- 1958-02
- Location
- Topeka, Kansas
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 19Feb58 Topeka,Kansas 口 ProbcblyBalloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION KGround-Visuci 口 Was Aircraft local Ground-Radar 口 ProbablyAircraft 19/22007 D AirVisual Air-interceptRadar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol Yes 口 Probabiy Astronomical Military 口 Possibly Astronomical XONo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 3.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 lnsufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 1-2secs one downward TO.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Comet-like falling obj,orange flame, Probably accidental release of size of dime. Appeared to have tail some obj fm a/c.Possible day- four times diameter of obj.Appeared light meteor, possible burst of to disintegrate. WX balloon. obj evaluated as no threat.Case considered insnffi- cient data. ATICFORM329(REV 263EP 52)
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