Waverly, IowaDecember 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On December 21, 1957, near Waverly, Iowa, an observer reported two round white objects in the night sky. The sighting lasted about 45 seconds. The objects were said to be the size of a basketball, with one behind the other. A stream of fire trailed behind for about 2 feet or longer. The objects were seen overhead, slightly to the south, and faded out about halfway to the horizon as they dimmed. The witness wore glasses. The report went to Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force concluded the objects were probably jet aircraft with afterburners on, or possibly meteors with the duration overestimated. The case was marked as having insufficient data for analysis.

Reported location

Waverly, Iowa

Date of incident

December 1957

State / country

IA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

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3 ; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : |
2 1. DATE ; LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: : O Wes Balloon 3 |
A Waverl Iowa O Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION | O Possibly Balloon

loc | WOowdVimal  OGewéReder Loc BRAT

GMT 21/01352 Q AirVisual O Air-Intercept Radar |O Possibly Aircrafr

5. PHOTOS - SOU O Was Astronomical [
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
foto Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ’ NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 6 Ofer sndiaen no
p O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
| {39 Unknown
45 seconds two | south
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
: Round object, size of basketball, | The objects observed were probabl
white (two) one behind the other, jet aircraft with afterburners on
Stream of fire from tail treaded be- or possibly meteors with overesti
hind the object for 2 ft or longer, mation on duration, Insufficaéaént
: Disappeared half way to horizon. Obser+4 data for analysis,
: ved at overhead, slightly south posi-
tion disappeared by dimming.

; ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28976223