Saigon, Viet Nam, May 1958May 1958

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Summary

On May 11, 1958, in Saigon, Vietnam, military observers reported a single object in the night sky. The sighting lasted about 2 seconds. The object was the size of the head of a pin, yellow-orange in color, with a trail of white vapor that quickly dissipated. It fell in a straight path, and the bright light disappeared all at once. The object was seen to the north and moved toward the east. The observers included a U.S. Marine guard and an assistant air attache. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force concluded the description and short duration were typical of a meteor.

Reported location

Saigon, Viet Nam, May 1958

Date of incident

May 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

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: 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 i | 0 Was Balloon
i 11 May 358 Saigon, Viet Nam O Probably Balloon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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CE Hh i Bn 2 Lo J AR O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
3 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE OY Was Astronomical 2teoOr
: 0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
: No Military O Possibly Astronomical
E 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE Of hepatimtilitntnes oo inset ie
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§ 2 secs one East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
= i Obj size of head of pin, yellow- The description & time duration
i orange, trail of white vapor which is typical of a meteor,
L rapidly dissipated. Obj f&ll in
E straight path w/instantaneous disappeajr-
L ace of bright light.
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