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Springfield and Dayton, Ohio, March 1961

Date of account
1961-03
Location
Springfield and Dayton, Ohio
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 2Mar 61 Springfield and Dayton,Ohio 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local、 1930 Ground-Visual DGround-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aireroft GMT 030030Z αAi~Vi sual D Air-lntercept Radar 口 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical No Civilian and Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Other 口 Insufficient Dote for Evaluation 口 Unknowm 15-20 sec 1 S-N 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINCBluiSh-White ball Of 11.coMMENTsTwO witneSSes separated by light with tail.Appeared like and F-lo4 with several miles saw the objt at same afterburner.Appeared 18o° fm true N.Dis- time indicating that it was at a very appeared 0° fm true N, 35° fm horizon. high altitude. Description of objt is characteristic of a fireball. A

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