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Etain AFB, France, July 1958

Date of account
1958-07
Location
Etain AFB, France
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 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 口 Was Balloon Etain AFB,France 口 Probably Bolloon 11 Jul 58 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION 口 Was Aircraft QxGround-Visual Ground-Radar Local 口 Probably Aircraft Binoculars/ tried.too lat Possibly Aircraft GMT_11/2127Z 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical OYs 口 Possibly Astronomical Military 9.COURSE Othor Srutnik 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown one SSw to NE 25 secs 11.COMMENTS 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Confirmed as Sputnik Ill. Egg-shaped obj, size of grapefruit, white,w/interval of light blinking on & off.Obj traveled straight & level,blinked off to the North & never came on again. ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 SEP 52)

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