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Arcata, California, April 1960

Date of account
1960-04
Location
Arcata, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 9Apr60 Arcata,California 口 Was Bolloon 口 Probably Bulloon Possibly Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF O9SERVATION Locai._1850 Ground.Visuoi OCround-Rador 口 Wos Aieroft Telescope 口 Probobly Airerol? 2502 DAirVisuol Alr-JntereeptRodor 口 Possibly Aireralt CMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Wos Astronomicol 人以 口 Probabiy Astronomieol Civilian 口 Possibly Asironomicci Orhor. Emulsion Flew 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROPOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Insuificlont Doto for Evqluation n/a 口 Unknown one 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Source was taking apieture of the setting suml Analysis of the photograph led to the throughan 8 ineh belescope and when the pic- opinion that the spot was a defect in ture was developed an object was on the picturp the emulsion. between the canera and the setting sun. ATIC 9ORM329(REV26SEP52)

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