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Marietta, Ohio, May 1958

Date of account
1958-05
Location
Marietta, Ohio
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon Marietta,Ohio 口 Possibly Balloon 9May58 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Was Aircraft 0005 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft Local Telescope 口 Possibly Aircroft DAirVisual Air-lntercept Radar GMT 09/0521Z 口 Was Astronomical 6.SOURCE 口 Probably Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Possibly Astronomical OYes Civilian >DNo OtherUnroliable Sou 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION WtoE 口 Unknowm sighted twice;lmin lights EtoW 1-W/4-5 ea time//5 mins 11.COMMENTS 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Apparently the sighting was Five lights,four amber-white followed conventional a/c. Sources a by one bright white,eovering an area imaginative description bears the size of a light a/c. obj traveling little if any credibility. approx 50 min per hr. No sound. ATI

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