Louisville, KentuckyNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 19, 1957, two separate sightings were reported to Project Blue Book. In Louisville, Kentucky, a civilian observed one oblong white object with a red stripe moving very fast for 15 minutes in the eastern direction. The object had been visible for approximately one week prior to the report. In Bedford, Indiana, also on November 19, 1957, a civilian saw one round white to red object the size of a dime that remained stationary for 20 minutes. The Air Force concluded both sightings were probably Venus based on the description, duration, and flight path characteristics.

Reported location

Louisville, Kentucky

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

KY / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
19 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Louisville, Kentucky

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Lcsel
GMT 20/00372

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual Air-Viewed
Ground-Radar Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
45 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
East

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One oblong white object with a red stripe. Object was seen in very fast movement for 15 minutes. Object has been seen for one week.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Description, duration, flight path indicate that this was probably Venus.

No report in file.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974973