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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6972968

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONN Luffenham England

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21 October 57 21/2118} N, Luffenham, England |
3, SOURCE 19. CONCLUSION
Air Attache (USAF) INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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ot Reported
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Visual object resembkes a/c observation of balloon with package,
Additional investigative data not received. Case regarded as

1]. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Pilot flying 28,000 ft at night suddenly came upoh an object
having 6 lights, teking evasive action he approached object
from the side, When his aircreft drew near lights went ou
Air-Visual = Ground-Radar)and object vanished. ‘This took place over an atom-bomber

7. COURSE training base, Object was confirmed by ground radar. Attempt
is being made by Air Ministry to resolve sighting.

Unknown
3. PHOTOS

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form may be used,

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