Fairmont, West VirginiaOctober 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On October 14, 1957, in Fairmont, West Virginia, a civilian witness reported seeing a sphere rotating laterally in flight from southeast toward northwest. The object was observed during daylight hours and revolved with slow and glisten motion in sunlight. It was followed by an identical object. The witness reported two sightings, each lasting an estimated duration. The Air Force concluded the sighting was a probable balloon based on the characteristics of the observation and general eastward winds, though wind information was insufficient for complete evaluation.

Reported location

Fairmont, West Virginia

Date of incident

October 1957

State / country

WV / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 14 October 1957
2. LOCATION: Fairmont, West Virginia
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local - 1420, GMT - 14/1920Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS: Yes / No
6. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: not reported
7. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 2 (Teach time)
8. COURSE: NW
9. SOURCE: Civilian
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Sphere rotating laterally in flight from SE toward NW (toward Detroit (NW), observed during bright day. Revolving was slow and glistened in sunlight, followed by identical object.
11. COMMENTS: Winds generally Eastward and objs not likely to be balloons; however, characteristics of the description of a balloon sighting. Possible balloon but cannot evaluate without wind information. Case considere as insufficient data for Evaluation.
12. CONCLUSIONS: Possible Balloon, Probable Balloon, Was Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972189