Winston Salem, North CarolinaNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 7, 1957, at 7:24 p.m. local time, a civilian in Winston Salem, North Carolina reported seeing a disc-shaped object the size of a silver dollar, white in color, with stubnosed ends. The object was very bright. The sighting lasted approximately four minutes. One object was observed. The witness was on the ground. The object moved northwest and into a cloud bank during the observation. The CAA control tower at Winston Salem reported it could have been one of any number of aircraft in that area at that time. The Air Force evaluation listed the conclusion as probably aircraft.

Reported location

Winston Salem, North Carolina

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

NC / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
7 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Winston Salem, North Carolina

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
07/2240Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
XS Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Civilian

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
minutes

8. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Disc shaped object, size of silver dollar, white, stubnosed at each end. Very bright.

9. COURSE
NW

10. [illegible]

11. COMMENTS
Very possibly one of any number of a/c in that area at that time of day.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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