Saudi Arabia, February 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-02
- Location
- Saudi Arabia
- 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 page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 23Feb61 Saudi Arabia 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local_1142GCT Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT Ai~Visuol Air-Intercept Rodar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicol /MET OYes Physical 口 Probably Astronomical No Specimen Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor- 口 Insufficient Date for Evaluation 口 Unknowm Seconds w/smoke l0 min 1 Falling 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Sound simular to sonic boom followed by Bolide. Physical specimens of meteorite cloud of smoke.Tail indicated track fm obtained. N to S. After explosion cloud of white smoke persisted for 10 min. About 12 min later fragnents fell to earth.5 fragments obtained. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SEP 52)
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