3855N--9540E, Kansas, January 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-01
- Location
- 3855N--9540E, Kansas
- 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 page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balloon 20 Jan 61 3855N--954OE,Kansas 口 ProbablyBolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP D Possibiy Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local_0100 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircraf! GMT 200700Z Ai~Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.'PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol MeTeoR 口 OYes 区 Probably Astronomicol QNo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 10-12 Sec SW-NE 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGRound Object SiZe Of 11.coMMENTs Object probably a bolide quarter at arms length.White or blue-green Description given by witness contains changing to red just prior to burn out. Re- such key expressions as "burn out"and sembled a large flare. Same brilliance as "explode," as well as details such as lightning.No tail,trail
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