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5 Mi S of Hutchinson, Kansas, December 1960

Date of account
1960-12
Location
5 Mi S of Hutchinson, Kansas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 1C073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 16Dec60 12.CONCLUSIONS 5mi S of Hutchinson,Kansas 口 WosBolloon 3.OATE-TIME GROUP 口 Probobly Bolloon 4. TYPE OFOBSERYATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local-. 0714 Ground.Visuol OGround-Rodar 口 WasAiicraft 16/1314Z GMT. 口 Probabiy Airerof! AiVisuol Air-lntsrcopt Rodor 口 PossiblyAireraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE OYes Was Astronomical No Military and Civilian Probobiy Astronomicol Meteor D Possibly Asironomicol 7.LENGTH CF O9SERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9. COURSE 口 Other. 1-2sec one N-S 口 insufficiontDato forEvoluotion Unknowm 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round,bluish-white,pea to egg shape. Sighted Duration not long enough for satellite. 060° above horizon and disappeared at 20°above All observers were driving and elevation horizon.Azimuth was 16o°. was reported to be 6o°.While driving a car,it is highly improbable that the field of view extends that

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