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Roanoke Rapids AFS, N.C., November 1959

Date of account
1959-11
Location
Roanoke Rapids AFS, N.C.
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 26Nov59 Roanoke Rapids.AFS, N.C 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION RGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Locai_ 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT_27/0259Z D AinVisual DAir-intercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE KXWas Astronomical Meteor OYes 口 Probably Astronomical CNo Military 口 Possibiy Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF CBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 2secs one falling 10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Pale green obj, shape of match flame, The color,time duration,& flight size of little finger at aatm's length, falling path suggests a meteor or fireball. straight down. AT1C FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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