Aberdeen Prov. Grnd., Md., July 1957July 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 6, 1957, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, a military observer spotted one object that changed from small to large in size. The object was yellow and had a halo around its top. It moved slowly and made tight circular turns while staying high in the sky. The sighting lasted three hours. The object displayed characteristics of an astronomical body, but the specific object could not be identified. The Air Force evaluation listed the conclusion as unknown.

Reported location

Aberdeen Prov. Grnd., Md., July 1957

Date of incident

July 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 6 July 1957

2. LOCATION: Aberdeen Prov. Grnd., Md.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [blank], GMT 07/0220Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [X] Ground-Visual, [ ] Ground-Radar, [ ] Air-Visual, [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: [ ] Yes, [X] No

6. SOURCE: Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 3 hours

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One

9. COURSE: slow tight circular turn

12. CONCLUSIONS: [ ] Was Balloon, [X] Probably Balloon, [ ] Possibly Balloon, [ ] Was Aircraft, [ ] Probably Aircraft, [ ] Possibly Aircraft, [ ] Was Astronomical Star, [ ] Probably Astronomical, [ ] Possibly Astronomical, [ ] Other, [ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation, [X] Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
One object changing from small to large. Color yellow obj had halo around it top. Object was high and made slow tight circular turn.

11. COMMENTS:
Object in sight for over three hours with characteristics of astro body. Positional data not included and the specific obj cannot be identified. However, data conclusive as to observation of astro body.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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