Virginia Beach, Oceana Va, September 1957September 1957

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Summary

On September 23, 1957, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a round, silver-white object approximately 1/3 feet in diameter was sighted by several civilians. The object lit up periodically. The observation type was ground-visual. One object was reported. The length of observation was not reported. A check with the balloon schedule revealed that a balloon was released from Norfolk, Virginia 15 minutes before the time of sighting. The Air Force evaluation was Probably Balloon.

Reported location

Virginia Beach, Oceana Va, September 1957

Date of incident

September 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: 23 September 1957
2. LOCATION: Virginia Beach, Oceana Va
3. REPORTING GROUP: [illegible]
4. DATE/TIME GROUP: GMT 24/06157
5. SOURCE: [illegible]
6. OBSERVING CODE: Yes / XR [illegible]
   XR Ground-Visual / Ground-Radar / Air-Visual / Air-Intercept Rader
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: not reported
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: N/A
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: A round, silver white object that lit up periodically was sighted by several people.
11. COMMENTS: A check with the balloon schedule revealed a balloon was let go from Norfolk, Va. 15 minutes prior to the time of sighting.

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

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28971775