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Southern Pines ellipse

September 29, 1952, 8:15 p.m.
Southern Pines, North Carolina, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Eggs and ovals page, not this specific sighting.
"green ellipse with a long tail"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A green ellipse with a long tail circled for 15 minutes.

Witnesses

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. C. H. Stevens and two others

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1952ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.

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