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Shelton, Connecticut, August 1959

Date of account
1959-08
Location
Shelton, Connecticut
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 19Aug 59 Shelton,Connecticut 口 ProbablyBalloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2110 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probably Aircraft 20/0210Z Aug59 AirVisual Air-lntercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical KNo Covilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 3.min one SW-NE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obj v/brightness & color of first magni- Insufficient info.Questionnaires tude stae, wobbled or spiraled at all times. sent for further info,however,they After it had passed overhead the color seemed were not returned. Info given in letter to turn to a bright orange-red.Obj seened was not sufficient to make analysi

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