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5240N 3455W (ATLANTIC), February 1961

Date of account
1961-02
Location
5240N 3455W (ATLANTIC)
Source
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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 28Feb 61 524ON3455W ATLANTIC 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 口Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probably Aircraft 2225Z GMT AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical No Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 首 Other.Satellite 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 20 Min. 口 Unknown 1 SE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING OoSerVed 2O min at high i1. coMMENTs Objt believed to be satellite. altitude.Bearing 270°azinmth,lo°elevation Satellite track not obtained,however Disappeared 130°as,15°elevation. characteristics of satellite present. ATICFORM329(REV 26SEP52)

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