10 Mi N of Hermanville, Mich, August 1956August 1956

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Summary

On August 13, 1956, a civilian reported a sighting ten miles north of Hermanville, Massachusetts. A flat-bottomed object described as silver or metallic was observed moving rapidly at about 20 feet in size. The sighting lasted 20 seconds and was observed near the south. One object was reported. The witness provided limited information with no specific bearings, elevations, maneuvers, or other basic data given. The Air Force evaluation was unknown.

Reported location

10 Mi N of Hermanville, Mich, August 1956

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
13 August 1956

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local [illegible]
GMT 1730Z

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
20 seconds

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round or flat bottom silver or metallic object estimated at 20 feet in size. Observed for 20 seconds, object moved rapidly to the south.

2. LOCATION
10 Mi N of Hermanville, Mass

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE

9. COURSE
South

12. CONCLUSIONS
Unknown
Probably Balloon
Probably Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Information limited. No specific bearings, elevations, maneuvers or other basic data given.

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