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Gastonia, North Carolina, April 1968

Date of account
1968-04
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina
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 1.DATE·TIME CROUP 2.LOCATION 16Apr6817/0216Z Gastonia,North Carolina (l Witness 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilian Satellite (ECHO I) 4.NUMBER OF OSJECTS At 2107(L), Echo 1 was at 83 deg long..35 deg lat., traveling One in a Nc direction. S.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 7Minutes The observer sighted a blue light that was as bright as the ·brightest star. The light silently_traveled_toward the NE 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Maxwall AFB, Aiabama ATTN: Director Ground-Visual 7.COURSE Arehives RETURN NE 8.PHOTOS Branch Yes TO: RYNO 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Yss ONOOM FORM FTD SEP630-329 (TDE) Provioue odltions ol thia form may bo used.

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