Seoul, Korea, November 1957November 1957

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Summary

On the night of November 26, 1957, an investigator near Seoul, Korea reported one brightly lit object hovering over a mountain. The witness, described as a trained investigator, said the object looked about two feet across and six feet long, tapering off at the tail. It gave off enough light to show nearby trees. The object was first seen at an angle, then descended for a few seconds and disappeared behind the mountain. The whole event lasted only about two to three seconds. The Air Force recorded the case under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified flying object reports. The card lists the object as possibly astronomical. It explains the hovering as an illusion created by an object moving away along the line of sight, and notes that all the traits of a meteor were present.

Reported location

Seoul, Korea, November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

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1 of PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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] 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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1 28 November 1957 Seoul, Korea O Probably Balloon
ET EE rr —————— | OQ Possibly Bolloon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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CRT Pe ER YR Se DES Ae :0:Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rodor O Probably Aircroft
LB GMT. 26713207 0 Air Vi suel 0 Air-Intsrcept Radar DO Possibly Aircroft
j 5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0: zWas Astronomical [iota
: QO Yes O Probably Astronomical
8 No Col+D, Investigator & Rasaibly Antonom) kel
7. LENGTH OF 0O3SERV ATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE oJ 0 1] 1 ORE RF RSCRREN
a descending O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation |
y . A . d Le ; AA ALS (w} Unknown
: 2-3 seconds one hovering
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, two feet in diameter 6 ft Hovering considered as illusion
| tong, tapering off at the tail, No created by object moving away fm
: size or shape, Object gave off sutfi- observer along line of sight, All
B cient light to identify nearby trees. characteristics of meteor present,
BB : Total duration including alleged
: : hovering was 2-3 seconds.
yg ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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