Westover AFB, Mass, January 1951
- Date of account
- 1951-01
- Location
- Westover AFB, Mass
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 24Jan 51 Westover AFB, Mass 口 Was Balloon Prabcbly Bailoon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION D Ground-Visuoi Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircrafr Local 口 ProbablyAircro!! 24/1545Z Air-lntercopt Rador D Air-Visuai Possibiy Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicai OYos 口 Probcbly Astronomical CCNo App Cont.Radar Personnel 口 Possibly Astronomical 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS9.COURSE See below 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Othar_ 口 Insufficient Data forEvaluation 15-20 min 3 Varied 口 Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Size-Same or larger than B-36.Westover Believed to be electronic effects from Approach Control picked up unidentified retums.beacon within A/c (B-l7) No other radar in the area could pick up the return.Believed to be due to a B-l7 carrying a radar beacon. ATIC FORM329(REV 26SEP 52)
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