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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6782412

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONLexington Kentucky

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. Lexington, Kentucky Was Balloon
9 November 1957 2 Marietta, Georgia 000 Probably Bollaon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft
0 O Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT. 10/0338% & 03-07 10/0338%& 03-07 Air Visual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE xWas Astronomicdl Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomicol
.No Civilian Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE . COURSE Other_.
1. 3.4 1. 3.4 seconds l. falling 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2.2 3 2. 2 3 seoonds seoonds one 2. are
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. 11. COMMENTS
1. Round 1. Round long streamer, long streamer, ft in diametde, ft in-diametde, All the characterisitics All the characterisitics are
six feet tail of fire tail of fire white flame. of a meteor.
Falling straight down. ciavn
2. One round white object the size of
a dime. Object was seen flying with
the curvature of the earth and was in
sight for 2 to 3 seconds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
11 November 1957 Lexington,_Kentucky 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ DGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 07 Was Aircraft
.CK Probably Aircraft
GMT. 12/0055Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar □ Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
X No Civilian DI Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other
Insuflicient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown Unknown
three minutos three minutes one NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round orange object the size Description, duration, flight path
of a pinhead. Object of a pinhead. Object was seen was seen heading heading indicate that this sighting was was
northeast and I was in sight sight for three for three probably caused by an aircraft. probably caused by an aircraft.
minutes. minutes.
No report in file.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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