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Sweetwater, South Carolina, October 1960

Date of account
1960-10
Location
Sweetwater, South Carolina
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATIDN 12.CONCLUSIONS 120ct60 D Was Bolloon Sweetwater,South Carolina 口 Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibly Balioon 3.OATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aieraft Locol Grovnd-Visuol D Ground-Roday 口 Probobly Aireroft 12/2400Z D AiVisuoi DAir-lntereoptRador 口 Possibiy Aireroft GMT.. 5.PHOTOS T.SOURCE 口 Wos Astronomical Physical Y3 DX. Probobly Astronomieol Meteo Specimen Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomieal 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 3.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Orhar. 口 InsuffieisntDotoforEvaluation 8-12 sec ESE-WNW 口 Unknown one IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Very intense white light which lit up the sky Description coincides with that of the and field. Ead straight flight path,brightened classie neteor of"fireball" type. and dinmed.Appeared to hit ground, emitting Several other persons in area reported bright flash of sparks in all airections just

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