Wheelus AFB, Libya, September 1957September 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 10, 1957, at 10:30 p.m. local time, a military observer at Wheelus Air Force Base in Libya reported a spherical object the size of a pea with a yellowish orange color. The observer initially thought it was a shooting star but changed his mind because of the object's erratic path. The object did not change size during the three to four minute sighting. The Air Force evaluation is listed as unknown.

Reported location

Wheelus AFB, Libya, September 1957

Date of incident

September 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 10 September 1957
2. LOCATION: Wheelus AFB, Libya
12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local
10/1930Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: X Ground-Visual, Air-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: Yes, X No

6. SOURCE: Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 3-4 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: NE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Spherical object, size of pea, yellowish orange. Observer first thought object was s shooting star but changed his mind because of the erratic path. Obj did not alter size during flight.

11. COMMENTS: Nothing indicates that this was not normal a/c. Flight & duration consistent with this analysis.

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