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CASE REFERENCE6786844

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONStanton Nebraska

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |

1, DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
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July 1956 Stanton, Nebraska QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Rx Possibly Balloon
Local — mee ae <8 Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar a Rally direiate
GMT 06/0500Z 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |% Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
D Yes O Probobly Astronomical
NEXNo . _ «I Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 , Other__ a a
E arson Data fer Evaluction
still in sight at rpt one drifting SSW"
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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acting like a light on a bailoon, were generally from the West,
bobbing & drifting SSW. Object still note that the wind at 10,000ft
in sight at time 6f report. was fm 360 dgrs. Evaluated as

possibly balloon,

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