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8 Mi E of Indian Springs, Nevada, February 1961

Date of account
1961-02
Location
8 Mi E of Indian Springs, Nevada
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 6Feb61 8mi E of Indian Springs, Nevada Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local_1340 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircrof! 0620402 GMT AirVisual D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol OYes 口 Probobly Astronomicol CXNo Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other Insufficient Dote for Evaluation 6mi 口 Unknown 1 NNW-ESE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Shiny, half-mOOn Shaped 11.coMMENTsAt 20,O00'winds were fm 340°; object aprox 5'in diameter.Appeared at 47.8 at 30,000'they were fm 320°.These winds elevation,144.70 azimuth.Witness did not were moving in direction objt was re- watch object disappear. Moved slowly. ported to be moving.Objt sighted about 15 min after witness lau

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