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Vicinity, Ketchikan, Alaska, December 1960

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

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 13Dec60 Vieinity,Ketchikan,Alaska Was Bolloon 口 ProboblyBalloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Solioon 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 18082030 Ground.Visuel Ground-Rodor 口 Wes Aiicroft Local 口 Probably Aircroft 14/0208Z814/04302 GMT OAirVisuel DAir-lntercepl Rador Possibly Aircraf 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Venus OYs ProbabiyAstronomicol Military OND 口 Possibly Astronomieol 9.COURSE Other.Searohlsghts 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficionr Doto for Evaluation 1-one Unknown 2-2-4min 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMEN7S #1--shape undeternined,brilliant light,star- First objeet reported vas probably the like,dirming and brightening.Size of dine. planet Venus which was located in vecinit Wite.Seen at 18o8. 0bserved elevation 2000' of reported object.Second objects were SSW.Disappeared elevation 200o',slightly W pro

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