Oakland, California, January 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-01
- Location
- Oakland, California
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 2，3,4Jan61 Oakland,California 口 Prabobly Balioon 口 Possibiy Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFO3SERYATION 1430-1730 Ground-Visua! 口 Wos Aircrait Local Ground-Rodar 口 ProbablyAirereft 22302 AirVisuol Air-InterceptRadar 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT... 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol Yes 口 Probobly Astronomicai No Civilian Possibly Astronomical Venus 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 口 Insufficint Data forEvaluation SW-NE 口 Unknown 3hrs one 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGRed, flat,CirCUlar .coMMeNtsHelicopters in area at tine of object,size of half dollar.Sound--rumble. sightings.Witness reported object vieyed Flashing red 1ight.Appeared about 2o°eleva- with teleseope,and,if true,he shouid tion.Disappeared into horizon.Very rapid. have been able to distinguish an a/c. Telescope possibly out of focus.Venu
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