Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Greensboro, NC, 7 November 1957
AI-Generated Summary
A 16-year-old witness in Greensboro, NC, reported two red, egg-shaped objects on November 7, 1957. Officials concluded the objects were likely aircraft, noting the witness may have been influenced by contemporary media coverage of the Levelland UFO case.
This document is a UFOB Index Card (ATSS-UFOB-635-57) detailing a sighting that occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina, on November 7, 1957, at 0125Z. The witness, a 16-year-old grocery store clerk named Kenneth Bell, reported observing two egg-shaped, red objects flying in a northeasterly direction for approximately five minutes. The objects were described as having a continuous red glow and an estimated length of 100 to 200 feet. The witness reported no sound, and no physical evidence or photographs were obtained. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear. The report includes a note stating that the observer was likely influenced by the publicity surrounding the Levelland case, which had been widely covered by the press, radio, and television. The official conclusion recorded on the index card suggests that the description, duration, and flight path of the objects indicate they were probably aircraft, although the investigator's notes in section 11 list the cause as 'Unknown'.
Definitely influenced by the publicity given the Levelland case by press, radio and TV.
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Official Assessment
Description, duration, flight path indicate that these were probably aircraft.
The sighting was likely influenced by publicity surrounding the Levelland case.
Witnesses
- Kenneth BellCivilian
Key Persons
- Byrnes, Col.Preparing officer