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Larson AFB, Washington, September 1959

Date of account
1959-09
Location
Larson AFB, Washington
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 21Sen 59 Larson_AEB, Washington 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 WasAircraft Local 口 ProboblyAircraft GMT_21/1159-12412 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE D Was Astronomical Regulus OYes 口 Probobly Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical DNo Military 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other- 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 42 mins one SE 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Two rpts giving essentially the same info. Rpting official believed obj to be 1) Rnd obj large like a spotlight,white, a star. Movement & duration of sighting very bright.2) Bright white light closer conform to this conelusion. Star Regulu than a star.No trail,sound,and very little (Mag l.3) was in the general

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