Springfield, Massachusetts, February 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-02
- Location
- Springfield, 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 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 8Feb 61 Springfield, Massachusetts Probobly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local 1830 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aireraft 口 Probably Aircraft 082330Z GMT Ai~Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.·PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomieal MeTec 口 OYes Probably Astronomicol CNo 口 Possibly Astronomical Civilian 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 卫 Insufficient Dato forEvaluotion 口 Unknowm 2-3 sec 1 E 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BluiSh-White, cylindri- l. coMmENTsobjt was moving E, a/c which cal object with reddish,cone-like tail.Objt was reptd to be landing at about this seemed high.No sound heard. Sighted directly time toward E.Objt was lst observed overhead at O9o°.Disappeared instantaneously overhead ; no sound heard. If objt was high and E in
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