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Dhahran AFld, Saudi Arabia, September 1960

Date of account
1960-09
Location
Dhahran AFld, Saudi Arabia
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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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD WEAWHER OBSERVER 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bolloon 26 Sep 60 Dhahran AFld,Saudi Arabia 口 ProbablyBolloon D Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPEOFOBSERVATION GroundVisual 口 Was Aiicrafs Local Ground-Radar 口 ProbablyAircroft 26/1930Z 口 AirVisual Air-lntercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes Probobly Astronomicol Meteor Weather Observer 口 Possibly Astronomical RNo 7.LENGTHOF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data forEvaluation 5sec NW 口 Unknown one 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Very bright light followed by orange streakof Duration too short for reentry,and none flame almost directly overhead.Object dis- reported for this date.Although direc- tinctly different from any meteor ever seen tion and color indicate possibility of by him. reentry,this case is listed as a meteor

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