Beaver Falls, PennsylvaniaJuly 1958

Unidentified

Summary

On July 8, 1958, at 12:32 p.m., a civilian in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania reported seeing one small, round, yellowish-green object moving slowly to the southwest. The observation lasted 50 seconds. The object was viewed with binoculars and appeared to move at a slow speed with elevation angles of about 4 degrees. Weather conditions included scattered clouds and northeast winds at 3 to 4 knots. No unusual activity was noted, and no air traffic was reported in the area. An Air Force investigator noted the description suggested an aircraft, but insufficient data existed to properly evaluate the sighting.

Reported location

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Date of incident

July 1958

State / country

PA / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 8 Jul 58

2. LOCATION: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

3. DATE/TIME GROUP: Local [blank], GMT 09/01282

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visua [sic], Binoculars, Air-Visua [sic]

5. PHOTOS: Yes, No [X marked]

6. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 50 secs

7. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One

8. COURSE: SW

9. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Small, rnd obj, yellowish-green w/ slow speed.

10. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes for various options]
- Probably Balloon
- Possibly Balloon
- Was Aircraft
- Probably Aircraft
- Possibly Aircraft
- Was Astronomical
- Probably Astronomical
- Possibly Astronomical
- Other [X marked]
- Insufficient Data for Evaluation
- Unknown

11. COMMENTS: Description indicates an a/c; however, insufficient data to properly evaluate.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28978832