1605S 17130W (SAMOA), May 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-05
- Location
- 1605S 17130W (SAMOA)
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 17130W(SAmoA 口 Was Balloon 5May61 1605S 口 ProbablyBailoon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 1846 口 WasAircraft Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Local 口 ProboblyAircroft 060546z 口 PossiblyAircraft AirVisuol Air-InterceptRadar GMT 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol 5.PHOTOS 口 ProbablyAstronomical Yes 口 Possibly Astronomical No Military 9.COURSE 口 Other. 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OFOBJECTS InsufficientDato forEvaluation 口 Unknown 19min 1 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGBright white Objt with blue green cast to left and behind position. was no satellites in this area at time. Objthigh sighted bearing202altitude35°. Info reported is limited in nature preclyding valid conclution. It is possible that the light could have been an anti-collisilon ight on an a/c,however due to large humberofmilitary and civilian a/cflyirg pver
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