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3854N 7710W Arlington, Va., February 1961

Date of account
1961-02
Location
3854N 7710W Arlington, Va.
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 27Feb 61 3854N 7710WArlington,Va. 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local2101 Ground-Visual DGround-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_280201Z AirVisuol D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.'PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol MeTec 口 OYes Probobly Astronomical 首No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 90 &ec 口 Unknown 1 SW-NE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING CirCUlar Objt, SiZe Of 1.coMMENTsExcept for duration, descrip- pinhead.Yellow-red,brightness of 2nd magni tion is characteristic of a metero. tude.Had vapor trail,indeterminate length, W/probable over estimation of tine. 7°or 8°removed from objt.Appeared 30-35° above horizon in SW sky; disappeared 8o° above horizon in

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