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Cannon AFB, New Mexico, January 1961

Date of account
1961-01
Location
Cannon AFB, New Mexico
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2..LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Bolloon Cannon AFB, New Mexico 15 Jan 61 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Was Aircraft XKGround.Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Probably Aircraft Local2055 口 D AinVisuol Air-lntercept Radar GMT_160355Z 口 Was Astronomicol VEUUS 6.SOURCE 5.PHOTOS 卫 Probably Astronomical OYes 口 Possibly Astronomical Military No 9.COURSE D Othor. 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Dota forEvaluation 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 Unknown 1 Descending 10-20 Sec. 1l. coMMENTsWitnesses were sitting in an 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sphere-Shaped object, auto,and whether it was a convertible size of dime at arms length.White changed or hard top would determinewhether they to dull red. Appeared Nw 45°above horizon. could see as high above the horizon as Disappeared NW 3o° above horizon.Moved was reported. Planet Ve

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