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Derry, Massachusetts, April 1961

Date of account
1961-04
Location
Derry, Massachusetts
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 28 April 61 Derry Massachusetts 口 WasBalloon 口 Probably Balloon 口 PossiblyBalloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local Ground-Yisual 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT_29/0115Z Ai~Viwal OAir-lntercoptRadar PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 品 Was Astronomicaleteor Y ProbablyAstronomical DNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OFOBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor 口 InsufficiontData forEvaluation lotStated One Nest 口 Unknown 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OFSIGHTING 11.COMMENTS verv ge.glowing Object has the characteeistics of an iect aescr 33 Y pnt evening meteor, in that it was of he ue vest a. ell norizon, ana then slower type.Apoarant trajectory aron suddenly roo ing off at an anzle and growing attributed to atmospheric optics. snaller. uisned prior to reaching the horizon. Color changed to orange after

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