Walworth, WisconsinNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 5, 1957, at 11:55 p.m., a civilian in Walworth, Wisconsin reported seeing a small, round object that was red and white with a flashing light. The object was first stationary, then moved up and down low in the western sky before disappearing upward. The sighting lasted nine minutes. There was no sound. The witness noted that the object resembled a balloon launched at night with lights attached. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

Walworth, Wisconsin

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

WI / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 1073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 5 November 1957
2. LOCATION: Walworth, Wisconsin
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
[x] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP:
Level_______________
GMT 05/2350Z

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

5. SOURCE:
Civilian

6. PHOTOS:
[ ] Yes
[x] No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION:
9 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS:
one

9. COURSE:
up

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
Small, round object, red and white flashing. No tail, no sound. At first stationary then moving up & down low in the West. Disappeared up.

11. COMMENTS:
Other than the time, everything here is descriptive of a balloon launched at night w/lights attached.

ATIG FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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