Roanoke Rapids, North CarolinaNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 10, 1957, a military observer near Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina reported a round object about five times the magnitude of a star. The sighting lasted about 15 minutes. The object was very bright and alternated between orange, red, and white. It moved up and down and sideways before it gradually faded.

The Air Force concluded the object was astronomical and identified it as Venus. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

NC / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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10 November 1907 Roanoke Rapids, North Caroli = iit 4 io th
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION sfictkbonk hdc
~ i ¢ 0D Was Aircraft
Local RY CES TR AR L£:Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Probaobly Aircraft i
GMT 11/0030% 0 Air Visuvadl O Air-Intarcept Rodor D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0D. xWas Astronomical Vornus
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical
Q:Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CUE Cp] Re EC a eRe
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
i ; 0 Unknown
A 15 minutes one CRT Are kL HE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
Round object, five times the magnitudg Venus sighting,
of a star, alternating orange, red
and white. Very bright, moved up and
down and sideways, Gradually faded,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
i ln 5 A A OAR SE GR Ro Ge FE SAE ey RI LE dis

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