PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6965457

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSEof Augusta Georgia

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon

l December 1957 SE of Augusta, Georgia
eyo rey Possibly Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
NE to SW
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS

Was Aircroft
Probably Aircraft

D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft

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Was Astronomical Venus
XProbably Astronomica
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Dota for Evaluation .
Unknown

Round object, white and/or silver, Probably Venus.
Appearance of partially filled plastic
bag,

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999 328 DEG 88 -19 DEG
39,890 259 DEG 112 -38 DES

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VISIBILITY - 15

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