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3132N 12538W (Off Calif in Pacific), March 1961

Date of account
1961-03
Location
3132N 12538W (Off Calif in Pacific)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 3132N 12538w(offCalif 口 WasBalloon 31Mar61 in Pacific) 口 ProbablyBalloon 口 PossiblyBolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION Local 2038 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT 010438z Ai~Visuol Air-lnterceptRadar 口 PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 ProbablyAstronomical 首No Military 口 Possibly Astronomical Other. Satellite reent 7.LENGTHOF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS9.COURSE 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 6-15 sec 170° 口 Unknowm 1 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING l.RoUnd, larger than 11.coMMENTsObjt was sighted by aircrews half dollar,whitish green,slight after glow of3a/cwho were ingeneral area,but appeared to deteriorate in many pieces.20° were separated by severalmi.Objt did abovehorizon and 1o°toright of nose ofa/c not appear to be moving at an exceedingl when sighted;8°fm h

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