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Rushville, Nebraska, December 1960

Date of account
1960-12
Location
Rushville, Nebraska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 28Dec 60 Rushville, Nebraska 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Was Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION 口 Probably Bolloon Locai. 2200 口 Possibly Balloon Ground-Yisual 29/0400Z Ground-Radar GMT- 口 Was Aircraft D AirViswal 口 Probobly Aireraft 5.PHOTOS DAir-Intercept Radar 6.SOURCE 口 Possibly Aireraft DY. DNo 口 WasAstronomical Military and Civilian Probobly Astronomicol Meteor 7.LENGTH OP OBSERYATION 口 Possibly Astronomical (varied with observer) 8.NUMBER OFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Orhor. few sec to1-3min one 口 InsufficiontData for Evaluation descended to SE 口 Unknown 1O. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round,size of basketball,white,trailing gray 11.COMMENTS smoke.Appeared aprox 3o° elev at aprox 180 Several people reported object,one reported firsttime;05°at 16o°second time.Disappearel odor,one reported a sound like explosion aprox 30°elev at aprox 16o°.Aopeared

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