PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
11 November 1957 Benton, Pennsylvania! 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodar 0 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT__ 12/0221Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D PossiblyAircraft PossiblyAircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol Meteor Was Astronomical IMeteor
Yes ¤ Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomicol
No Military 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for for Evaluation
Unknown
few seconds one SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Object size of dime held at arm's Object size dime held at arm's 5-6 observers saw object simul- 5-6 observers saw object simul-
length, length, white. Brilliant explosion white. illiant explosion taneously at widely separate p taneously a lelv separate P
at very at ver high altitude. White vapor White vapor points. Object was undoubtedly points. Object was undoubtedly
trail explosion Explosion very large and at a very high
similar to photo flash bulb. Very altitude. Smithsonian Astrophy-
bright light. Higher than normal a/c sical Observatory reports that
operating limits. Slight downward path earth is not approaching yearly
NW to SE. meteoric shower called I Leonids,
and this is typical of descrip-
tion of true bolide or fireball.
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1. DESCRIPTION
A. UNK-shape
LENGTH
C. CHITE
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. BRILLIANT EXPLOSION AT VERY HIGH ALTITUDE
G. WHITE VAPOR RAIL
H. NONE
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2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
A. VERY BRIGHT LIGHT
C. SAME AS D
DSLIGHT DOUNWARD PATH NORTHWEST TO SOUTNEAST
EEXPLOSION
CFEW SECONDS
TTAR

EXPLOSIOM DESCRIBED AS SIMILAR TO PHOTO FLASH BULB
A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT
C. SANE AS B
D SLIGHT DOWNWARD PATH NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
EEXPLOSION (
F.FEW SECONDS)
3MANNER OF OBSERVATION (
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B. RONE D o
C. ALLEGHANY GD9 HEADING SOUTHL C. ALLEGHANY 669 HEADING SOUTHL (
ALLEGHANY 308 HEADING EAST ALLEGHANY 3D8 HEADING EAST
CAPITAL 374 HEADING EAST CAPITAL 374 HEADING EAST (
CAPITAL 439 HEADING NORTHWEST
CAPITAL 452 HEADING EAST CADTTAL 150 LTADTAO TACT
4 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
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5.LOACTION OF OBSERVER(S)
ALLEGHANY HUGHESVILLE PA
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CAPITAL 374 OVERFORD INTERSECTION PA VISuAl
CAPITALA39 COVER FLINSTONE INTERSECTION MARYLAND
CAPITAL 452OVER EAST LIV OL ONIO 1
AF I PILOT WAS CNEAR BENTON PA-GROUNd
BENTON AFS, PENNA. 1
7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS TIME AND LPLACE OF SIGHTING
CLEAR
B. SURFACE

EAST LIVERPOOL OHIO I
CAPITAL-452OVER
AF PILOT WAS NEAR BENTON PA-GPOONd
A. LOT ALLEGHANY 609)
LLEGHANY 308)
BENTON AFS, PENNA. -
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7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS TIME AND LPLACE OF SIGHTING -
. CLEAR
B. SURFACE
6,800 FT 360 DEG 05 KT
18,0W0 FT 280 DEG 15 KT
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c. CLEAR C. CLEAR ~
D. FIFTEEN
L. NONE Reve. fe UFO Gace
NOKE . (
1.1 sind yialn
8. NONE PAA Casi 4Mar 57
3.1 NONE
12. UNK
ASS-T OPERATIONS OFF 1912TH AACS SODK.
AM NONE