Gransmere, N. J., November 1957November 1957

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Summary

On November 6, 1957, a civilian in Gransmere, New Jersey reported seeing a white object about the size of a dime with a white vapor trail. The object was observed for 20 minutes and moved in a southeasterly direction. A single object was sighted during daylight hours. The witness noted that wind directions were such that the object could possibly be a balloon. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably a balloon.

Reported location

Gransmere, N. J., November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
6 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Gransmere, N.J.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
26/2326Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
20 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
SE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
White object, size of dime with white vapor trail.

11. COMMENTS
Wind directions are such that the object could possibly be a balloon.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical [illegible]
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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