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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7071649

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONWethersfield Essex England

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 1. DATE 2LOCATION LOCATION
0 Was Balloon Was Balloon
Wethersfield, Essex, England 0 Probably Balloon Prabably Balloon
6_October 1956 6_October 1956 0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF O3SERVATION 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft
3. Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Probobly Aircralt Probobly Aircrolt
Local_ night night Ground-Visual Ground-Visual 00 ossibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
0 AlnVisuol AlnVisuol Air-Intercapt Radar Meteor
GMT. GMT. 6. SOURCE ox ox Was Astronomical
5. 5. PHOTOS 0 0 Probably Astronomical
Yes D Possibly Astronomicel Possibly Astronomicol
No 0 No Military Military D Other.
8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS HUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE 000 Insufficient Data for to for Evaluation Evaluation
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION Unknown
one exoloding not rptd
not renorted 11. COMMENTS bolide, which
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING of single object which Object apparently
Visual sighting exploded. se ovaluated as a
exploded :then kept going with less meteor ating on this limited
brilliancy until it faded fm view. data.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Unidentified Flying Objects scen Wethersfield, Essex, England
On the nights of 6 October and 7 October 1956, one visual and
England. V
which appeared to explode less brilliancy
until it faded from view. 3
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Bolloon
6-7 Octoher 1956 Wethersfield, Essex, Englan Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local.night Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar a Was Aireraft
0 Probobly Aircralt
GMT_ AinVisual Air-Intorcept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS n0TOs O. JOURCE SOURCE 0 - Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
0 Y.s Y.s D Probably Astronomical
XCI No XCNo Military D PossiblyAstronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENOTH LENC OF OBSERVATION SERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 o Other.
CXI CXInsufficiont Data CInsufficiont Data for Evaluation
reporte o Unknown
not reported not reported numerous numerous not
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Numerous GeA observations which Numerous Gea observations which inclu- Insufficient data for Insufficient data for evaluation.
ded targets the size of B-36 on 6 Octo ded targets the size of B-36 on 6 Octo-
ber and more numerous targets the ber and more numerous targets the size
of an L-20 on 6 and 7 of an L20 on 6 and 7 October. No Detober. No
unusual weather on either night.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP S2)
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Unidentified Flying Objects seen Wethersfield, Essex, England
Numerous GcA observations which included I targets the size of
targets the size of an
L-20 on 6 and 7 October. No unusual weather on either night.
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