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Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, September 1958

Date of account: 1958-09
Location: Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CUNCLUSIONS Was Balloon Sertember 1953 Ellsworth AFB. South Dakota 00 Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Lscal. XGround- Vi sual Ground-Rodar 口 Probably Aircraf! aT_08/0305z Ai~Vi sual Air-Intercopt Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft S.PPOTOS Z.SOURCE Was Asronomical Ait'ii 口 Probably Astronomicol Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor. :ti:l visible after Insufficiont Data for Evaluation Unknown 2rs one stationary 10.BHEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS obj shape of star, pin point in size, Star Arcturus at s0dgr elev 2sody la.ning red,white & green. Noticed azimuth. No other planets o stal oectuse of fiashing & brightness. Very of lst mag at or near this olev. nig.. 3odgr off horizon. Indications point to astroicinicai sighting. Case evaluatc

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