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South Hadley, Massachusetts, May 1961

Date of account
1961-05
Location
South Hadley, Massachusetts
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

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 1May196 口 WasBalloon South Hadley,Massachusetts 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 PossibiyBalloon 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 1115 Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local、 Ground-Visual 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT 0116152 AirVisual Air-InterceptRadar 口 PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 ProbablyAstronomicol No Civilian 口 Possibiy Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 只 Other. InsufficientData forEvaluation 20 sec or longer 口 Unknowm 1 Varied 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright white, Silver 11.coMMENTsIt is possible the the objt objt sizeof pea.Sighted 8o°elevation observed bywitness wasana/cin the moving fm Ssw. Disappeared 65-7o°elevation traffic pattern at Westover AFB,even moving to NE.Traveled straight at theough thewitness statesthat hewas first,then made very sharp abrupt left turn positi

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