Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-01
- Location
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts
- 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 10073 RECORD CARD 2..LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Wos Balloon Fitchburg, Massachusetts 口 Probably Balloon 16 Jan 61 口 Possi bly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION DGround-Rodar 口 Local Ground-Visual 口 170430Z AirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar GMT 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol 5.'PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical OYes 口 Possibly Astronomicol CNo Civilian 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Other. 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 21/2 hrs 4 1. coMMENTs Objects were sighted in area 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGMain object appeared aS large as dime at arms length; three smaller used by SAC on high altitude refueling. pbjects appeared pea sized. All four appeared Maneuvers made by objects are very simi lar to those made by a/c just before, round and bright silver or aluminum in color. Estimated altitude 20,000 to 25,000 ft. during, and after a refu
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