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Calena, Ill, February 1951

Date of account
1951-02
Location
Calena, Ill
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Vas Bailoon 3Feb51 Calena,I1 Probobly Balioon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Loco! X Ground.Visuol DGround-Radar 口 Was Aircrafr 口 ProbablyAircroft Not Given OAir-Visuai D Air-lntercopt Radar 口 GMT. Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicai Meteor aYes 口 Probobly Astronomical No Civilians 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation 口 Unknown Not Given 1 N 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Shape like a "telephone Pole".Color was Probably large meteor.Report says it brilliant red.Size 30o' long. Speed was was viewed over Wisconsic where it not very fast. Alt not very high.P appeared to be blue. ATIC FORM329(REV 26SEP52)

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