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Rapid City, Mich., February 1959

Date of account
1959-02
Location
Rapid City, Mich.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 24Feb59 Rapid City, Mich. 口 Possi dly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Locol 口 Probably Aircraft 口 Possibly Aircraft 24/1130Z aXAirVi suol Air-lntercopt Radar GMT 6.SOURCE ax Was Astronomical Meteor 5. PHOTOS 口 Probobly Astronomicol OYos 口 Possibly Astronomicol Q.No Civil Airlines 9.COURSE 口 Other 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 口 Unkno wn ENE to WNW one 30-45 11.COMMENTS BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0 Obj was probably a large meteor. Rpund, bluish-white obj which broke Tinme duraticn reported is rather long apart after straight and level flight. for a meteor,However duration does not rule meteor out. ATIC PORM 329 (RRV 26 SRP 52)

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