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3550N 12540W (PACIFIC), April 1961

Date of account
1961-04
Location
3550N 12540W (PACIFIC)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBalloon 2.LOCATION VACIEIL. 口 Probably Balloon 12540W 口 Possibly Balloon 1.DATE 3550N 口 WasAircraft 24Apr61 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 口 ProbablyAircraft Ground-Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP Ground-Visual 0334 ## Air-Intercept Radar 口 Was Astronomical Local KAirVi suol 口 ProbablyAstronomical Apr 61 6.SOURCE 口 Possibly Astronomical GMT24/1134Z UNIDENTIFIED Military 口 Other 5.PHOTOS OYos 9.COURSE InsufficiontData for Evaluation Unknown BNo 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS W-E 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION one 11. COMMENTS ninutes Cbject was at great altitude to give appearance of orbital flimt.Wheck 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTINC white obfect size of a pin head min eley with Soace Track deternined that the ound object was not a Satel.ite.Also if th atarm's lenzth observed at 29 deg 55 object were at the altitude of Echo 1hO deg relative acimitn.Looked like e pl

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