Egg Harbor, WisconsinSeptember 1957

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Summary

On September 24, 1957, near Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, children reported seeing a large object that looked like a star low on the horizon to the northwest. The object changed color from red to white and blue. The children reported it to an adult. The sighting lasted 30 minutes. One object was observed. The source was a civilian. An astro plot for the time, place, elevation and bearing given discloses the star Arcturus practically in exact spot described. The Air Force evaluation was Arcturus.

Reported location

Egg Harbor, Wisconsin

Date of incident

September 1957

State / country

WI / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
24 September 1957 | Egg Harbor, Wisconsin | (X) Was Balloon
 | | ( ) Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ( ) Possibly Balloon
Local 2010 | (X) Ground-Visual | ( ) Was Aircraft
25/0210Z | ( ) Air-Visual | (X) Probably Aircraft
 | ( ) Ground-Radar | ( ) Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | ( ) Air-Intercept Radar | (X) Was Astronomical Arcturus
( ) Yes | | ( ) Possibly Astronomical
(X) No | 6. SOURCE | ( ) Possibly Astronomical
 | Civilian | ( ) Other
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | ( ) Insufficient Data for Evaluation
 | | | ( ) Unknown
30 minutes | one | N/A |

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
A large object that looked like a star | An astro plot for the time, place,
was sighted low on the horizon to the | elevation and bearing given dis-
NW and changed to red, white and blue | closes the star Arcturus practi-
colors. Object was first sighted by | cally in exact spot described.
children. Children rptd it to the |
source. |

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28971790