Edenton, North CarolinaDecember 1954

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Summary

On December 7, 1954, in Edenton, North Carolina, a white circular object was observed. The witness initially thought it was a balloon or parachute. When the object came closer, the witness accelerated to tremendous speed. The object was considerably larger than a balloon or parachute. The observation lasted approximately 1 minute. One object was sighted. The source was civilian. The Air Force evaluation was listed as Unknown.

Reported location

Edenton, North Carolina

Date of incident

December 1954

State / country

NC / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
7 December 1954

2. LOCATION
Edenton, North Carolina

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 0230/0002

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Approx 1 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
[illegible]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
White circular object; object thought to be balloon or parachute. When closer observation was attempted, object suddenly accelerated to tremendous speed. Bright object considerably larger than balloon or parachute.

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

11. COMMENTS
Balloon from Greensboro, N.C./N North Carolina.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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