Haviland, KansasOctober 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On October 22, 1957, at 11:50 p.m., civilians in Haviland, Kansas reported an oblong object about the size of a half dollar that appeared pure white to reddish. Three objects were observed, with one positioned on top of another and a third trailing behind. The sighting lasted 30 minutes. The objects moved north with no sound or exhaust. They were attracted by a strong light from the object. The object had a half moon shape with a dome on top. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

Haviland, Kansas

Date of incident

October 1957

State / country

KS / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
22 October 1957

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local: 23/0150Z
GMT

6. PHOTOS
[] Yes
X No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
30 minutes

2. LOCATION
Haviland, Kansas

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual
[] Binoculars
[] Ground-Radar
[] Air-Visual
[] Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
three

9. COURSE
North

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

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Oblong object, size of half dollar, pure white to reddish, three objects one on top of other with third trailing behind. No exhaust. No sound. Half moon shape with dome on top. Attracted by strong light of object. No maneuvers.

11. COMMENTS
Possible balloon. Sighting possibly astro except that motion rptd as north. Insufficient data for evaluation.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972370