33.22N 71.14 W Atlantic, November 1957November 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 1, 1957, at 8:22 p.m., a civilian observer in the Atlantic off the coast of North Carolina reported sighting one object. The witness described a large pink illumination bearing 030 degrees, covering one quarter hemisphere, with a speed of 16 knots and wind of 339 degrees. The object disappeared at 2:22 a.m. and reappeared briefly at 3:44 a.m., bearing 314 degrees with an appearance similar to ionized gas. The sighting lasted several hours. No Air Force evaluation was provided in the available documentation.

Reported location

33.22N 71.14 W Atlantic, November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
November 1-5                      83.24N 7-14W Atlantic           [] Was Balloon
                                                                   [] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP              4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION          [] Possibly Balloon
Local _______________           [X] Ground-Visual              [] Was Aircraft
GMT    0522-0202Z              [] Ground-Radar                 [] Probably Aircraft
                               [] Air-Visual                   [] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTO                        [] Air-Intercept Radar         [X] Was Astronomical
[] Yes                          6. SOURCE                       [] Probably Astronomical
[] No                           Civilian                        [] Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION        8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE [] Other
[illegible]                     One                   North     [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
                                                                 [] Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING   11. COMMENTS
Large pink illumination source 030 bearing     AIRPORT
Covering one quarter hemisphere.
Phenomenon disappeared & reappeared
Briefly. Had appearance similar to
ionized gas.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28973642