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CASE REFERENCE6781753

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPhiladelphia Miss

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1. DATE

FVir- 57
_3-Jan-50—

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

08/23202 Now 57

5.
O Yes

No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

Three minutes
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Two

flying wing to wing.
S and were

PHOTOS |

Dwo

Cbjects noved
in sight for 3 migutes.

AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)

2. LOCATION i
Philaddiphia, Hiss.
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ©

£ Ground: Vi sual
O Aire Visual

8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS

bright orange cigar shaped objects seen

Cry ere Gert

UFOB INDEX CARD

CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

O Ground-Radar
O Air-Intercept Radar

Wes Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Vata for Evaluation
Unknown

9. COURSE

N tos

11. COMMENTS

ooo ooo oof oco

Description, duration, flight path
from N to |indicate that these were aircraft.

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WPF 968 VYCZ54-VDD@S5KBA214
«f o , ‘ eal -
PP RJEPAF RJEDWP RBEPW RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 1A | Unwed
P 99@445A eee
FM COMDR 657TH ACWRON HOUMA
TO RJEPAF/COMDR ADC ENT Ar 5

RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DUbbINS AFE

or

RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WPAFB 9 / "
RBEPY/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE WASH 25
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH

CUNCLASSIFIED/ OPS 932.

1. CIGAR SHAPE) WITH POINTED

A. CIGAR SHAPE
5. RvAm Sree

ee

C. GRIGHT ORANGE

D. Gud

Se ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ——— — : = *

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MING TO WING |

« WING TO WING BELOW THE OTHER ONE
Ge POINTED TAIL WITH CONTRAIL eS

He WOlve

C
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2. NORTH TO SOUTH FROM PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI |
Ae N/A | .
Be N/A eevaliens! (
es yd AziMvThs*
De ONE OBJECT MOVING UP AND DOWN :
E. FADED OUT IN DISTANCE C
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Ae GROUND VISUAL C
Be NONE
Co NONE :
4. § NOVEMBER 1957 TIME 23202 2F72O~C= 1/720 (
Ae 2-282
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> EN ig ‘ale

5. TEN MILES FROM PHILADELPHIA ‘IssissiPPi > (
5. MRS I, c= 82 cccoupsTion sRTist app2css
GEE GMMie STREET MEDIRAN MIssIssIP?I ,

B. NONE

7 CLEAR

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Be N/A ;
D. 15 MILES
2. NONE :
F. NONE (
NONE
9. NONE :
19. NONE.
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657 THA ACURON ;
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