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Akron, Ohio, March 1961

Date of account
1961-03
Location
Akron, Ohio
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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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBalloon 30 Mar61 Akron,Ohio 口 Probably Balloon 口 PossiblyBalloon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 1800 Local、 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT AiVisuol Air-InterceptRodar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol Yes 口 ProbobiyAstronomicol No Civilian 口 PossiblyAstronomical 7.LENGTHOF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other- 口 Insufficiont Data forEvaluation 口 Unknown 10-15min 1 N-W 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING1 objt giving Off SparKdll.cOMMENTSI Incomplete info.Until such traveledslowly to W.Objt dard color. time as the taped interviews are received Mr chobtainedtapesofinterview and further evaluation can be made case with observers.Request for tapes initiated, listed as insufficaent data. however they have not as yet (Dec 27,1961) been received. ATICFORM329(REV26SEP52

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