4044N 6440W ESE of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, December 1960
- Date of account
- 1960-12
- Location
- 4044N 6440W ESE of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
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Source text · mention onlyLABRANCHE,W.E. Capt PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 4044N 64hoW 13Dec 60 Wos Balloon ESE of Nantueket Island,Massachuse iSProbabiyBolloon 口 Possibly Bolieon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Locol... 1849 Ground-Visuel Ground-Rodar 口 Wes Aicrof Probably Aircraf 13/22492 GMT. AiVisuei Air-lntereopRadar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 3.SOURCE Was Astronomicol OYe, 口 Probasly Astronomicol Meteor Military QNo 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 3.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Oiher. 口 Insufficient Deto forEvoluation 5sec one WSW Unknown 10.BRIEF SUMHARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Appeared elliptical （football type),size of Object moving in wrong direetion fora dime,blue-white changed to red.More trail to satellite reentry.Duration and descrip- either side than to rear.Trail began at nose tion similer to meteor.The earth is and fanned out rapidly until it was
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