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a 3135N 12720W W of Guadalupe Island, February 1961

Date of account
1961-02
Location
a 3135N 12720W W of Guadalupe Island
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS a3135N 12720W 口 Was Balloon 12Feb 61 W of Guadalupe Island 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Bolloon 4. .Local 2344 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aireraft 口 Probably Aircroft 130744Z GMT AirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar Possibly Aircraft 5.'PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol aYos 口 Probably Astronomicol ENo Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9. COURSE 的 Other- Prob_Satellite. 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 6min 口 Unknown 1 E 10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF SIGHTINGBright white, rOund, Staxll. coMMENTs Characteristics of satellite, shaped objt size of BB pellet at arms length whitish color,in sight 6 min.Constant appearing as satellite on O9o° heading ob- speed and direction to NE aprox O4o°. served from 5°above horizon passing left torlght Request for satellite

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