PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786695

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONnear Lancaster Penn

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7/
Was Balloon
11 February 1957 (near) Lancaster, Penn! 00 Probably Ballaon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local BGround: Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT11/12 02 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
S NOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
a Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OP'OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 9. COURSE Other_
DX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
five minutes one stationary
TO. BRIEF SUMMA "SIGHTING
One brightly shining object the approxi-Description and " effect
mate si engin prop- indicates that this sighting was
type aircraft lisappeared isappeared when when probably caused by a balloon.
source made a source urn on the road. on the road. However data not conclusive and However data not conclusive and
Object was seen visually for five visually for five case is listed as iñsufficient
minutes. Object appeared to be hover- appeared to be hover- data.
ing in the sky. ing in the sky.
Norpt on file.
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