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Sutton, Alaska, December 1960

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

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 17Dec60 Sutton,Alaska 口 WasBalloon 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Possibly Bailoon 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 口 ProboblyAireraft 18/0332Z GMT_ DAi~Visual Air-Intorcspt Radar 口 Possibly Aireraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DY. Civilian 口 ProbabiyAstronomicol DNo 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Sputnik IV 口 口 insufficient Data for Evaluotion 3-4min cne WofNtoE 口 Unknown O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Yeilow glowing object,round with no tail or Sputnik IV. sound movirg slightly W of N observed in straight flight path to E. Observation from So°above horizon to 6o° above horizon. Sighting from College Alaska of Sputnik IV going due E at 1730A. ATICFORM329(RZV263EP 52)

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