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Rhode Island, October 1959

Date of account
1959-10
Location
Rhode Island
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 2. LocAfioN Rhode Island, Atlantic Q]2. coNcLUsioNs 口 Was Balioon 1.DATE Worcester, Mass. Probably Balloonrocket D Possidly Balioon Wallingford,Conn. 280ct59 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aireraft 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Radar 口 Probabiy Aircraft Ground-Vi sua! 口 Possibly Aircraft Local Air-intercept Radar AinVisual 口 Was Astronomical GMT_28/2343Z 6.SOURCE 口 Probabiy Astronomicol 5.PHOTOS 口 Possibly Astronomical OYes Ciyilian 口 Orher 9.COURSE 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Unknown 7.LENGTH OF CBSERYATION NE one 15 mins 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING It is concluded that this was probab Rnd, bright white light w/30 mile long exhaust the space agency balloon rocket & trail launched fm Wallops Isl on thi surrounded by light or chaff. date. ATIC PORM 329 (RIY 26 SZP S2)

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