60 mi W of Argentia, Nwflnd., April 1958
- Date of account
- 1958-04
- Location
- 60 mi W of Argentia, Nwflnd.
- 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 10073RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 60 mi w of Argentia, Nwflnd 1l Apr 58 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Wos Aireraft JGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft Lacal 口 Possibly Aircraft XCAirVisuol DAir-lntercept Radar GMT.11/0615Z Mx Was Astronomical Me teor 6.SOURCE 5.PHOTOS 口 ProbablyAstronomical Yes 口 Possibly Astronomical Military 9.COURSE 口 Othar 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 口 Unknown 15-20 sec one 11.COMMENTS 10.SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sputnik II did not decay until Cockpit illuminated by brilliant obj 14 apr. Obj has dracteristics of believed to be decay of Sputnik 2 by bolide observation of long witnesses on flight over Newfoundland. duration.Case evaluated as a Obj observed for.15-20 secs. Intensity meteor sighting. of welding torch.A/c
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