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Garreston, S. D., October 1959

Date of account
1959-10
Location
Garreston, S. D.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balioon 50ct59 Garretson, S.D. 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Wos Aircrafr Local 口 Probably Aircraft GMTO0940Z DAirVisuol G Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicat Venus Yos 口 Probably Astronomicol Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical No 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 12 mins one 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Yellowish-white ball of light w/a tube Probably the planet Venus as it began Like structure around each end. After watch- to rise in the NE. The shape and color ing the obj for two mins, it angled upvard changing to a cigar shape and diaappeared. ATIC FORM 329(RXY 26SEP 52)

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