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Petersburg, Alaska, December 1960

Date of account
1960-12
Location
Petersburg, Alaska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.0ATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 12Dec60 Petersburs, Alaska 口 Was Bolloon 口 Probobly Balloon Possibiy Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local Ground.Visual D Ground-Radar 口 Was Aicrott 7.x50Binoculars 口 Probobly Airerof 13/02412 DAiVisuel Air-IntorcopRador 口 Possibly Aireraf! GMT S.PHOTOS 16.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol DY 口 Probobiy Astronomicoi Civilian Possibiy Astronomieoi Satellite 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insuficiant Dato for Evoluation 4min one SSE Unknowm 1O.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object size and color of Venus; no sound or Satellite track reguested,however not tail movingfrom 8o°elevin sky to45°elev ansvered.Case classed as satellite on heading of SSE. Direct flight path with no without confirmation as this object has maneuvers. all characteristics of satellite in orbit ATICPORM329(R2V253EP

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