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San Angelo, Texas, February 1961

Date of account
1961-02
Location
San Angelo, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 16Feb 61 口 Wos Balloon San Angelo, Texas 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possi biy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local_1920 XXGroundVisual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircroft GMT 170120Z AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aireraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical aYos 口 Probably Astronomicol Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 品 Other. Insufficient Date for Evalvation 口 Unknowm 15 min. 1 S-N very similar to Echo I in appearance. Object orbit are too small to be seen with naked noticed at a position due S.Azimuth 70-75°. eye,and light conditions prevalent at Object was moved on a heading aprox 36o°. time of sighting would prevent a small Disappeared 45° above horizon.No maneuvers. satellite fm being seen. Balloon poss- ibly launched fm a position S of ob

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