3915N 6400W (Wallops Island), December 1960
- Date of account
- 1960-12
- Location
- 3915N 6400W (Wallops Island)
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlySTECK,D.V.Capt PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 8Dec 60 391516400W (Wellops Island) Was Bolloon 口 Probably Boilcon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OFOBSERVATION 口 Possibiy Bolloon Locai. OGround.Visvol D Ground-Rodor 口 Was Aierott 0202Z 口 Probobly Aircrof! GMT. 60 AiVisuel DAir-Intercept Rodor Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS .SOURCE DYes 口 Wos Astronomicol Military Probably Astronomicol meteor 口 Posaibiy Astronomical 7.LENGTN OF OSSERVATION B.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar... 2-3 sec 口 lnsuffieientDoto forEvgluation one S Unknown 1O.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Sphere of very bright light,size of basketball This objeet has all charaeteristies df a orange center with blue rim. Trail of blue meteor. The possibilities.of its being fleme,length about 3 tines diameter of object. the reentry of a satellite were cheeked No souna heard. Objeet sinilar to shooting star a
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