Mt. Holly, New JerseyJuly 1958

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Summary

On July 25, 1958, a red, shiny object was reported over Mt. Holly and Riverside, New Jersey. The sighting lasted 25 minutes. Civilian and military observers witnessed the object moving from northwest to southeast. The object was described as round and shiny, reflecting sunlight. An Air Force investigation determined the sighting was a weather balloon. The balloon was 15 feet in diameter, carried a 20-pound transmitter, and was observed at an altitude of 10,000 feet at 2:02 a.m. The heading was southeast. The Air Force concluded the sighting was a balloon.

Reported location

Mt. Holly, New Jersey

Date of incident

July 1958

State / country

NJ / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
25 Jul 58

2. LOCATION
Mt. Holly, New Jersey
Riverside, New Jersey

3. DATE/TIME GROUP
Lead
GMT 25/2355Z-26/0020Z

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

5. SOURCE
Civilian & Military

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
25 mins

8. COURSE
NW to SE

9. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Red, shiny obj on NW to SE track.

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

11. COMMENTS
There was a balloon actually observed heading SE at same time. Definitely balloon.

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