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Durban, S. Africa, February 1951

Date of account
1951-02
Location
Durban, S. Africa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBailoon 26Feb51 Durban,S.Africa 口 Probobly Balioon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION UGround-Visuai WasAirerafr Locoi Ground-Radcr 口 Probably Aircraft 26/0255Z D Air-Visuai D Air-lntorcept Radar 口 Possibly Aircralt GMT. S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicai OYes 口 Probobly Astronomicol No NOTXGIVAN CIVILIAN 口 Possibly Astronomical UNIDENTIFIED 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor. 口 Insufficient Daro forEvaluation 1 rjinute 1 Not given 口 Unknown 1O.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Color was bright dark red, Shape like torpedo. UNIDENTIFIED. Looking through a windshield from a lorry which was stationary.It was traveling paralle to the ground and not dropping like a star. ATICFORM329(REV26SEP S2)

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