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80 Mi E Of U. S., August 1959

Date of account
1959-08
Location
80 Mi E Of U. S.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balioon 19Aug 59 8o mi E of u.s. 口 ProbablyBalioon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft GMT-19/20377 AirVisual DAir-intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical Military 口 Possibly Astronomical No 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othoranamalouo 口 InsufficientData for Evaluation 口 Unknown lmin each 7 sightings blips 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Seven separate sightings of blips on Rade Experienced radar operator believed 1"in length &1/l6 th jmch in width blips due to weather interference. observed to be approx 2-3 tines the size Radar analysis at FTD concurs v/balief of a C-124 a/c.Speeds estimated fm 3,000 of operator. Case evaluated as mph to 78o

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