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SW of Herschel Island, Canada, January 1959

Date of account
1959-01
Location
SW of Herschel Island, Canada
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 23 Jan 59 SW of Herschel Island,Canada 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possidly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visuol Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probably Aircraft 23/1800z D AinVisuol D Air-Intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT. S.PHOTOS E X Was Astronomicol Moon Y 口 Probobly Astronomical O:No Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientDatoforEvaluotion 口 Unk no wn 20.min one stationary 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round obj with flat bottom, size of Check indicated moon in exact 1/2 an orange at amns length.Color orange. position given pertially hidden by cloud vover just above borizon. ATIC FORM 329 (RSV 26 SRP S2)

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