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Akron, Ohio, March 1958

Date of account
1958-03
Location
Akron, Ohio
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balioon 5 Mar 58 Akron,Ohio 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6:30 PM Ground-Visucl Ground-Rador 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aircraft CMT05/23307 AirVisual Air-lntercept Rodar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yos Physical 口 Probably Astronomical Specimen Civilian 口 Possibiy Astronomical No 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 OthorChaff 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown N/A N/A IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obj like thfoil,light in weight,blud Material was analyzed & found &silver in color,.5 inches in length be strips offoilknown as"eha creased one or more times & glowed which is used in connection wit when exposed to light,floating down- radar operations as a jamming ward. Samples of material received. device,&

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