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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963565

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONMansfield Pennsylvania

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: PROJECT 10873 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
29 Oct 59 Mans 5
3. DATE-TiME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF CBSERVATION
eS) at ae fl Ground- Vi sual CO Ground-Radar
om 122/23382 & 2340Z | D Air Visual 0 Air-intercept Rador
5. PHOTOS wwe é. SOURCE
O Yes
Gt Ne _ Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

10 5 4. secs

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

hl: NW

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possialy Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical Meteor
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
1. Long white streak in the sky visible for |

10 secs.

2. Two mins later another lasting four secs
appeared in the WSW moving to the Western
horizon. Objs appeared to burn out in the
atmosphere. Secondobj had greenigh tint.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 372)

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1. COMMENTS

Provable meteor shower. Witness obser
ved two of these meteors.

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X mente

Fabruarr 23, 1960

Information Office
Department of Defense
Washinston, D.C.

Dear sirs:

On Sunday, October 25, 1959, and at 6:38 P.M. &.S.T., I
observed from a hill outside Mansfield, Pennsylvania, a long
wiite streak in the sky. It began in the S.5.W. and traveled
west to the horrizon, taking about ten seconds. Two minutes
later, at 6:40 P.M., a green slow appeared almost due south.

This had an erratic bouncing motion at first, then settled down
to a steady glow - still with a greenish tint, and also-travelins
west. This second flow was visible for about four seconds, and
seemed to burn out before it met the horrizon.

I am sorry I am so late to inquire,{ I lost the paver I

jotted the information on, and just found it again), but would

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"OU Or anvone else be able to exrlain what this could have been?

Thank ~ou for rour helv.

8 / ; vo Sincerely yours,

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