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Platteburg AFB, New York, August 1960

Date of account
1960-08
Location
Platteburg AFB, New York
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Wos Bolloon Augnct,1960 Platteburg AFo,New York 100 Probably Bolloon Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION X Ground Visual 口 Wos Ailcrafs DGround-Rodar Local. 口 Probobly Aireroft Possibly Aircraft GMTOL/122 AinVisuol D Air-lntercept Rodor 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical S.PHOTOS 口 Probobly Astronomicol aY. Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol Parachute Flare 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficiont Dato for Evoluation 口 Unknown 5secords One East 11. COMMENTS 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING seen Investigation corletedatthescene no ent patn "cross otne sihting conr'iemed tnot the eniy 2n obgect wasa paracnute flare. :or apor seconus. t tren isaooated atoutl tcpped an seconus. 311 si29 ordinary oencil arine point at tne eni. ATTC PORM 329(REV 26SEP S2)

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