Pretoria, South Africa, July 1956July 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

This case concerns a sighting near Pretoria, South Africa, on July 24, 1956. The source was the Pretoria press. A news item and photo from a local newspaper were forwarded. The case references an intelligence report numbered IR-276-56.

The newspaper discussed the observation of a flying saucer. The photographer who took the picture was a member of the South African Interplanetary Society and a flying saucer bureau. The Air Force reviewed the photo.

The Air Force concluded that the picture closely resembled a standard South African ceiling light fixture. The Project 10073 record card, the official record for unidentified flying object reports, listed the conclusion as a hoax, with insufficient data.

Reported location

Pretoria, South Africa, July 1956

Date of incident

July 1956

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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24 Julv 1956 Pretoria, South Africa 0 Probably Balloon
ho dud Ja) a . —~I 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Berar et LT SO SA acho Sy 0 Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar e bs nll oso
(SM FURS FE EAT Sse a dN mi 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS : : &. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
. XXYesnol received O Probably Astronomical
a No Pretoria, Press O Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0, Other HOAX
BX Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
| 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING : pe COMMENTS
sze IR. Photo similar to light fixture,
| Phobgrapher member of South
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