White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., November 1957November 1957

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On November 11, 1957, around 5:15 to 5:20 p.m. GMT, a civilian and his family reported an object while driving on U.S. Route 60 near the West Virginia state line, headed toward White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The object looked like a 4-inch fountain pen held horizontally at arm's length. The sighting lasted about 3 minutes.

The object was to the left of the highway. It seemed to change color from orange to grey, while one end stayed a constant orange. There was no unusual noise. It appeared to follow an arch-like path toward the earth. The witness used 6 by 30 binoculars. He said it was not a jet or shooting star because it moved too slowly. The sky was clear at dusk.

An investigator collected weather data showing clear skies and 15-mile visibility. A weather official said he could not account for the sighting. The Air Force record did not give a firm conclusion. It noted that a balloon seen at dusk would appear orange, but said the object's direction of movement was not given, so an evaluation could not be made. It added that aircraft was also possible. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

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Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

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| PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD rel
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| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| a ‘ 3 HE : \ 0D Wos Balloon
11 November 1957 white Sulphur Sprivgs, W.Va, |O Probably Balloon |
| 3. oATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
«- : 5 0 Wos Aireroft ;
LOO] cists motions SSRCe. Vi sou O Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
| GMT 11 /22207 0 Air Viggal +215 [3 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireroft
5.. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE {J Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
LO No Civilian 0D Possibly Astronomical : :
7. LENGTH OF C35ERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CHR NR AO
| IX Insufficient Doto for Evaluation
| Hi : : 0 Urknown
J minutes one not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object which looked like a 4" Direction of movement of the
fountain pen held horizontally at object is not given, A balloon
arm's length. The object seemed to seen at dusk would appear orange
change in color alternately from Without knowing the direction of
, | orange to gray, One end was a con- object, evaluation cannot be
stant orange color. No sound. Appeared] made. rYossible a/c also.
| to have an arch-like path towards the
{ earth's surface,
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