Sudehobamba, Peru, November 1957November 1957

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Summary

On November 11 and 12, 1957, in Sudehobamba, Peru, a civilian worker reported observing an object with the appearance of a balloon, although too high to identify. The object was visible two hours a day and shined very brightly at night. It was observed for a period of two weeks. The object was also tracked by a native German observer at a weather station in the mountains between Cajamarca and Succhabamba, reportedly between 75 and 77 degrees latitude. A manager from a mining company near Cajamarca and others also sighted the object. Since the advent of Sputnik I and II, there has been a rush of flying objects sighted within Peru. An attempt is being made to get accounts from other mentioned eyewitnesses. The Air Force evaluation is listed as unknown.

Reported location

Sudehobamba, Peru, November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
11 & 12 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Sudehobamba, Peru

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _______________
GMT not given

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
XX Ground-Visual    [] Ground-Radar
[] Air-Visual       [] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[] Yes
XX No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Visible 2 hrs a day

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
not given

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object with appearance of a balloon, although too high to identify. Visible 2 hrs a day and shines very brightly at night. This object has been observed for a period of two weeks.

11. COMMENTS
No azimuth given; however, the object appears to be Venus.

12. CONCLUSIONS
[] Was Balloon
[] Probably Balloon
[] Possibly Balloon
[] Was Aircraft
[] Probably Aircraft
[] Possibly Aircraft
[] X Was Astronomical Venus
[] Probably Astronomical
[] Possibly Astronomical
[] Other
[] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
X Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974611