Ripley, West Va., September 1959
- Date of account
- 1959-09
- Location
- Ripley, West Va.
- 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 onlyPROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBalloon 13-27 Sep 59 Ripley, West Va. 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 1830-1930 Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local. 口 ProbablyAircraft AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYes 口 Probably Astronomical XNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknown aboutl hr one East to West 10.BRIEF SUMMARYOF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Oblong obj changing color fmred to blue Motion & general descrittion conform v/plain outline visible every other to balloon observations.No wind or night for about two weeks fm sane bocation veather data received, hoveverthe Obj larger than star.Faded into distance. prevailing wind is generally East at Motion
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