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Vicinity Bitburg AB, Germany, April 1960

Date of account
1960-04
Location
Vicinity Bitburg AB, Germany
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 34Apr60 Vicinity Bitburg AB, Germaay D Was Bolloon 口 Probably Bolioon 口 Possibly Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Wes.Aicraft Local.... Ground.Visual DGround-Rodar 口 Probably Aircroft CMT4/1915Z AirVisuol D Air-lntorcept Rador Possibiy Aircralt 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomieal Yes X Probobly AstronomicolMeteor Military dNo 口 Possibty Astronomieul 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERYATION S.NUMBER OFO3JECTS9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficienr Data for Evqluation 3 sec oue descending 口 Unknown IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round, one-half size of dime at arm's length, Desoription is typical ot a meteor vhite, appeared as falling star with pieces disintegrating in the earth's atmosphere felling off.Curved toward earth,disappearing behind building. ATIC FORM329(REV 26 SEP 52)

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