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Norristown, Pa, January 1959

Date of account
1959-01
Location
Norristown, Pa
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 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 73.Jan 59 Norristowm.Pa 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possidly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1655 EST Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local GroundVi sual 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_13/2155Z D AirVisual D Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYo 口 Probably Astronomicol Possibly Astronomicol O.No Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor Sun Dog 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unk no wn 50mins one SW 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Cigar shaped obj, color of golden sun- From description and apparent light, seemed to be descending slowly motion, vihness probably observed tovard the horizon. a parhelia. ATIC PORM 329(REV 26SXP S2)

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