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Lakeland, Florida, August 1960

Date of account
1960-08
Location
Lakeland, Florida
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 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balloon 16 August 1960 Lakeland,Florida 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local. 2130 XGround.Visual D Ground-Rodar XxWas Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 17/0230Z D AinVisual D Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OiYos Probably Astronomical XOXNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientData forEvaluotion 口 Unknown not reported North 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Two objects (or iilusions) moving Although duration not reported, at a high rate of speed side by side the description of the flight over Lakeland,Fiorida. No Sound. and appearance conform to an a/c Resembled meteors except that they observation. made a turn. Oniy dots in sky.Moved South to North. ATIC F

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