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4255N 4330W (ATLANTIC), March 1961

Date of account
1961-03
Location
4255N 4330W (ATLANTIC)
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 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.'CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balloon 4Mar61 4255N 4330W ATCANTIC. 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local- 2110 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT 0500102 AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.'PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probobly Astronomical BNo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Orbiting Objt likened il.coMmENtsObjt possibly was Satellite to a first magnitude star,sighted over Echo I.However, duration was not re- Venus. Faded out under Procyon 135°. Speed unknowm.ported and directions reported are too general to allow a valid conclusion. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26SEP 52)

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