Red Durham, N. C., November 1957November 1957

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On November 7, 1957, a civilian in Red Durham, North Carolina reported two red oblong objects at around 1:45 a.m. One object was behind the other. They were about the size of baseballs and made a whisping sound. The objects glowed red in the sky. The sighting lasted 9 minutes. A second sighting on November 6, 1957 in Durham involved a round object that appeared to take a 90-degree turn and changed colors from bluish-green to white. The object was seen almost due east. The Air Force evaluation is marked as unknown.

Reported location

Red Durham, N. C., November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
7 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Red Durham, N.C.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 01452

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical [illegible]
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
9 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
2

9. COURSE
[illegible]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Two red oblong objects, one behind the other, size of baseball. Had whishing sound. Made red glow in the sky.

11. COMMENTS
[illegible handwriting]

ATIC FORM 328 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28973315