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60 Mi E Of Springfield, Mo., March 1961

Date of account
1961-03
Location
60 Mi E Of Springfield, Mo.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 口 Was Balloon 60mi E of Springfield,Mo. 口 Probably Boiloon 21 Mar 61 口 PossiblyBalloon 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 口 Was Aircraft Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 ProbablyAircroft LocalQ309 口 PossibiyAircraft 210909Z 首AirVisual Air-lntercept Rador GMT 口 WasAstronomicol 6.SOURCE 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical Meteol Yes Military CNo 9.COURSE 口 Other. 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBERCFOBJECTS 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknown NE_-SW ing of34o°,altitude 26,o00 at a point aproxlobjt was viewed or azimuth and elevation when it was first and last observed.How 60milesE of Springfield,-Mo.,observeda ever,due to its brightness objt was green colored light sufficiently bright to light cockpit,very similar to ordinary greenpossibly a meteor which exploded. flare.At time of sightin g pilot estimated it tobe

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