Between Valley Forge and Coatsville, Penn., February 1957February 1957

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Summary

On February 12, 1957, between Valley Forge and Coatsville, Pennsylvania, a civilian observer reported seeing a long-shaped object about the size of a pencil held at arm's length. The object was stationary in the sky at about 5,000 feet and remained still in sight for 18 minutes while the observer was driving an automobile before disappearing. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably caused by a balloon.

Reported location

Between Valley Forge and Coatsville, Penn., February 1957

Date of incident

February 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
12 February 1957

3. DATE/TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 12/1313Z

5. PHOTOS
G Yes
[illegible]

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
18 minutes

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One oblong-shaped object the size of a pencil at arm's length. Object was seen stationary in the sky at about 5,000 feet from a moving automobile and was still in sight after 18 minutes, when the observer left the auto.

2. LOCATION
Between Valley Forge and Coatsville, Penn.

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

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
stationary

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

11. COMMENTS
Description, duration, time of sighting indicate that this sighting was probably caused by a balloon.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28968933