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USAF record 28971588 (1957)

28971588

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 9-10 September 1957

2. LOCATION Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE]

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

5. PHOTOS Yes Physical Specimens

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not rptd

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS multiple

9. COURSE falling

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Letter to FBI requesting information regarding metal foil objects observed falling from the sky.

11. COMMENTS Evaluated as chaff used in jamming radar.

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

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