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CASE REFERENCE6790187

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONYuma Arizona

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

| 1. DATE Pe od cl. |'d. LOCATION oc Sy et TS ise BACREIE, Pale ee |
1} Wes Ballaon
25 May 1957 FOSS APA Re. OO Stee Re leen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a i abdemi
Loco! _._. 2200 1 :Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar : Brabeele Atverdti
GMT_27/08052 D Air- Vi suai D Air-Intercopt Rasar OH Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS ai 6. SOURCE "ae. YES the Xx Was Astronomical Meteor
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
(O No bay dies O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE RT an ieee ee
i Insufficient Data for Evaluation
| G to 10 seconds one WNW Yee
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, long? shape unknown but Probabiy meteor based on duraton
4 to 5 times longer than wide, color- ahd description.
just light. Observer was sightiny
his telescope looking at stars when
he noticed object. Object disappeared
behind trees and bldgs. No radar or
electronics rpts. 6X50 binoculars
used.

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Be UNKNOWN, BUT FOUR TO FIVE TIMES LONGER THAN WIDE.

C. JUST LIGHT

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E. NEGATIVE

F. ONLY A REFLECTION

G. NEGATIVE TRAIL, TAIL,
He NEGATIVE
I. NEGATIVE

PRR WAS SIGHTING HIS TELE-SCOPE, LOOKING
AT STARS, WHEN HE NOTICED THIS OBJECT.

B, NORTH, APPROX. $,300 FT.

C. NORTH, APPROX. 6,423 FT.

D. WEST NORTH WEST

E. BUILDINGS AND TREES WERE IN THE WAY

Fe 6 TO 19 SECONDS

3. Ae NEGATIVE ELECTRONICS OR RADAR
B. BINOCULARS 6 X 5°

Ce. N/A

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BS. BINOCULARS 6 xX 52
Ce. N/A

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5B. NIGHT

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YUMA TeV. ASSISTANT MANAGER,

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C. NEGATIVE
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E, NEGATIVE

Fe N/A

S. NONE

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1126 SENIOR DIRECTOR, CHARLIE CREW. GOC POST AT YUMA
REPORTED NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY

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