Houstontown, PennsylvaniaJuly 1959

Unidentified

Summary

On July 7, 1959, a sighting was reported in Houstontown, Pennsylvania. A metallic object about the size of a 45 RPM record was observed. The object moved 100 yards to the south during a 15-minute observation period. One civilian witness reported the sighting. The witness was engaged in conversation and provided no information presented upon which to base a conclusion. The case was evaluated as insufficient data.

Reported location

Houstontown, Pennsylvania

Date of incident

July 1959

State / country

PA / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
7 Jul 59

2. LOCATION
Houstontown, Pennsylvania

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___________
GMT 07/1900Z

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

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
15 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
- - -

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

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Metallic obj the size of a 45 RPM record moved 100 yds to the south during a 15 min conversation.

11. COMMENTS
Rpt lists only one person. Yet he was engaged in conversation. No information presented upon which to base a conclusion & the case is listed as insufficient data.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28983733