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Vandenberg AFB, California, February 1961

Date of account
1961-02
Location
Vandenberg AFB, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 22 Feb61 Vandenberg AFB, Claifornia 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1700 PST Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local Ground-Visual 口 Probably Aircroft 230100Z D Ai~Visual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol &No Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 品 Other- Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknowm 1 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Bright burning objt w/greanish yellow Observers should be familiar w/most flame flashing intermittantly appeared possible objts,however, duration of 15-20 deg above horizon traveling E to W. sighting and flight characteristics Observed by Miile Officer and Weather including speed omitted fm report. Forecaster. Dayligh

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