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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7235073

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONDurham N C

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
November 1957 Durham, N. C. 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local GroundVisual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircralt
GuTO7 0145 2 AinVi muel Air-intercepr Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical AURIRA
Yes Probably Astranomical
INo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
6. LENGTH QP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 000 Other_
Insuiticient Data for Evoluotion
3 minutes 2 Unic no wn
Stationary
ne. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oblong object, size of a baseball at Consjierabe traffjc in area.
arms length, red. Two objects, one behind the Probably wo jet exhauste at high
other, whizzing like eleetric razor. Slowly other, whizzing like electric razor. Slowly eltitude. altitud
disappeared.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 2. LOCATION 12. 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
6 November 1957 Durham, N. C. 000 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME.GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATICN Possibly Balioon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor D Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 0148 Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astranomicai tUkout
Yes 100 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS-| 9. COURSE Other
00 Insufficient Data for Evalvation
SE Unknown
2 mimuies.
BRIEP SUHMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
9. Roud objeet size of BB at arnas lougth. Objeot wad seen almoat Aue east.
Two-phases of colar bluish grsen to whi te. Moved/yery alowly. Sgpifibant to
Appeared at one time-to take a go degree turn.-ppiny put that he ull moon Mas at
At thia time changed.color from bluish green elmoat the/exac positiap reported
to white. Moving from NE to SE. by observer.
fUReRA AURAA
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
November 1957 Was Bailoon
Durham, N. C. 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME BROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
MD Probobiy Aircraft
GMT07 01482 AinVisud Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE. Was Astronamical fuoi
Yes 000 Probobiy Astronomical
No Civilian Possibiy Astranomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
¤ Insufficient Date for Evaluation
2 minutes 0 Unknawn
1 SE
10. SRIEF SUMMARY. OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
. Small round object, appeared at ons Dupham in arectly unier the Aner-
time to take a 9o degree turn; at which sectior/ of severalairlines/routes.
time it changed colors from bluish-green The observer probably saw/an A/c
to white. co white. in one of these patterns.
-In # I SULIRA SUCIRA
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