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40 mi W Burns Junction, Nevada, February 1961

Date of account
1961-02
Location
40 mi W Burns Junction, Nevada
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 21 Feb 61 40 mi W Burns Junction,Nevada Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual DGround-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircrof! GMT 21 0730Z Ai~Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical aYes 口 Probably Astronomicol αNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE ioyo Insufficiont Date for Evaluation 口 Unknown 1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ObSerVer SaW What 11.coMMENTsRequest for additional info appeared to be an aerial explosion. sent but not answered. Reporting officep believed objt to be Bolide, however, description and duration of sighting not included in report.No conclusion can be drawm from info given. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26 SEP 52)

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