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Norman Mesa, Nevada, January 1960

Date of account
1960-01
Location
Norman Mesa, Nevada
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS January1960 口 Was Balloon Normon Mesa, Nevada 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Local 口 Was Aircraft D Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft 0530Z D'AirVisuol YX GMT D Air-Intorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYos 口 Probabiy Astronomical lieteor .No Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficiont Data ior Evaluation 5 Second Max One SW 口 Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Blue and yellow flame, appearing as a Description is typical of a meteor. missile of sone sort.0bserved at 20-25,000 feet and disappeared at same altitude.No radar pickup. United Airlines.TwA. AT1C FORM 329(REV 26SEP S2)

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