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Fort Worth, Texas, January 1961

Date of account
1961-01
Location
Fort Worth, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 11 Jan 61 WosBalloon Fort Worth,Texas 口 Probably Bal!oon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balioon 2000 Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar C Was Aircroft ProbablyAircraft GMT 120200Z AirVisual DAir-Intercept Redar PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口. Was Astronomical VeUuS OYes ProbablyAstronomicol Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicel 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othsr. 口 insufficisntDeta for Evaluation 20-25Min 口 Unknown W 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROund ObJeCt,6-7 times l.coMMENTsIt is concluded that the witness brighter than Evening star (Venus),bright probably was watching a mirage of the white turning to dull red as it traveled W. planet Venus.The directicn of the object Above overcast sky.Sighted--65° azimuth,270° coineides with that of the planet at the agnetie.Disappeared--20° ezimuth,

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