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Lexington, Kentucky, September 1959

Date of account
1959-09
Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 7Sep59 Lexington,Kentucky 口 Probably Balioon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Local D:Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft 08/0105-01302 AirVisual Air-lntercopt Rador 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical O.No Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. X Insufficiont Data for Evaluotion Unknown 25 mins 1to5 Maneuver 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One to five objs sightea fm time to time No weather inversion check. Very during a 25 min period.Objs ronnd & snme unreliable rpt.Observer able to size & brilliance as stars. One hovered estimate alts, speeds, magnitudes, at 15,000ft &thenmadea70°aiveto5,000 &other factors of objs described ft &hovered.All objs

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