Clinton, Pa., November 1957November 1957

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Summary

On November 20, 1957, a civilian reported seeing an unusual object near Clinton, Pennsylvania. The witness described a dull yellowish-gray round object about the size of a basketball traveling at high speed in a westerly direction. The sighting lasted one minute and was observed from the ground. The object was reported to have a light path. An Air Force check of the area revealed a jet aircraft in the vicinity. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably a jet aircraft.

Reported location

Clinton, Pa., November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
20 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Clinton, Pa.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 10/0122 Z

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
XD No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1 minute

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
West

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Dull yellowish-gray, round object. Size of basketball. Travelling at high rate of speed.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
[illegible] Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
XLight path, color, duration, etc. suggest jet A/C. Check shows a jet A/C in area.

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