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SW of Wichita Falls, Texas, September 1960

Date of account
1960-09
Location
SW of Wichita Falls, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD MULTIPLE SL,HTING 12. CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 28 Sep 60 SW of Wichita Falls, Texas 口 ProbablyBalloon 口 Possibly Balioon 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aicraft 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 0423 Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 口 ProbablyAircraft Local 口 PossibiyAircraft 28/1000Z AirVisual Air-lnterceptRadar GMT. 口 Was Astronomical 6.SOURCE ProboblyAstronomical Meteor 5.PHOTOS 口 Possibly Astronomical Yes Military and Civilian No 口 Othor. 9.COURSE 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION descending 口 Unknown one variedfm2sec to30-35 sec 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Description is that of classic meteor. A white light,more brilliant than usual Meteor,probably of fireball class, was shooting star,falling to the SW of Wichita very startling and probably a first-time Falls, with no noise. experience for the witnesses. T

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