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Silver Spring, Maryland, January 1961

Date of account
1961-01
Location
Silver Spring, Maryland
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WosBalioon 11.Jan 61 Silver Spring, Maryland 口 Probabiy Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION Local2020 Ground-Visual DGround-Rodar [ Wos Aircraft 口 ProboblyAircraft GMT.. 120120Z Ai-Visuol Air-InterceptRadar 口 PossibiyAircraft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE D Was Astronomical DYes Probably Astronomical BNO Civilian D Possibiy Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other- InsufficientData forEvaluotion 30±15sec 口 Unknown 1 N-S 10.BRIEF sUMMARY OF SIGHTINGRopidly-flashing light. l.coMMENrsThe duration reported was just Moved very fast,at constant low altitude in a guess by the vitness.Under some circum- a straight line. Light was white with a stances several seconds can seen like a bluish tinge. long time.However,it would have been physically impossible for the witness tc complete all o

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