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CASE REFERENCE6782704

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONColumbia South Carolina

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.% PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon

___1i2 Novembor 1957 Coiumbia, South Carolina __ _ Pa eben
3. OATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ee ee
, ; . G Was Aircraft
Ce ee ae MP.Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Raver 01 Probably Aircraft
GMT ei hs) O Air Visual O Air-Intereept Radar |% Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE i xWas Astronomical \ietecor
O Yes Probebly Astronomical
XPNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical

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‘J. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION —_- 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 7 Other ,
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
, ; Unknown
1 second one ’ not given _ oa
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1t. COMMENTS
Round white Light, about the size of Metcor,

adime at arm's length. Traii about
S times the diameter of main object.
Had an orange tinge. Did not fade,
but disappeared suddenly.

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(2) SCATTERED CUMULDUS CLOUDS IN SOUTHWEST AND YESTe

FOUR TENTHS TO FIVE TENTHS COVERAGE.

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CL i2 DUTY DIRECTOR» REPORT WAS RECEIVED APPROAIMAT:LY

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(9) NONE
(13) NONE

(11) DUTY DIRECTORe REPORT WAS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 6
HOURS AFT©R FIRST OBSERVATION NO LOGICAL EXPLANATION AS TO

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1. DATE

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Col HDA, South Carolina

“3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local

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4, TYPE OF OBSERVATION

NO Ground: Vi sual OG Ground-Rodar

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0 Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Rador

“5. PHOTOS

O Yes
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Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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12. CONCLUSIONS

O Wos Balloon
(9 Probahly Eailoon
O Possibly Balloon

Ci Wes Aircroft
{1 Probobly Aircraft
Li Pessibly Aircraft

Vonus
[ Probably Astronomical
| Possibly Astronomical

O. Wes Astronomical

0 Other. - _—
O) Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown

One SW
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Shaped object, size of a nickel, Probably Venus,

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