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Nome, Alaska, August 1960

Date of account
1960-08
Location
Nome, Alaska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 19 Aug 60 Nome, Alaska 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Bolloon 4. TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground.Visug! 口 Local Ground-Rodar Theodolite 口 Probably Aireraft 20/08432 GMT DAiViwol Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol Ys 口 Probably Astronomicol Civilian ONd 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE OthePoss Satellite 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 4min 口 Unknowm one 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round white object,red at base.brilliant, Additional reports from same area with size ofa dime; had straight flight path. identical characteristics. Cbject appeare Disappeared over horizon. Appeared azimuth in orbit.No data available at this time 120,elevation 15; aisappeared 004, elevation to correlate with satellite track. Ho

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