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Ft. Bliss, Texas, May 1961

Date of account
1961-05
Location
Ft. Bliss, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 WasBalloon 口 ProbablyBalloon 10May61 Ft.Bliss,Texas 口 PossibtyBalloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft 2200 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Local 口 ProbablyAircroft PossiblyAircraft 110500Z AirVisual Air-InterceptRadar GMT 6.SOURCE 首 WasAstronomicol ALTAIR 5.PHOTOS 口 ProbablyAstronomical Yes 口 PossiblyAstronomical No Military 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 InsufficientDataforEvaluation 口 Unknowm 38min Varied 1.coMMENTsFisst magnitude star Altair 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING COmet-like Objt With trail pointing to Sw.When in hover trail dis- was in direction indicatea by witness appeared,became egg-in doughnut-shape.Size for objt.Altair was just belowhorizon ofnead ofa dime.Diameter appeared equal to andwas probablyabletobe seenonly length of B-52 fuselage.Overall size larger due to the

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