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40 NM E of Peck, Michigan, May 1961

Date of account
1961-05
Location
40 NM E of Peck, Michigan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 口 WasBalloon 40 NM E of Peck,Michigan 口 Probabiy Balloon 12May61 口 Possibly Bailoon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 口 Wos Aircroft Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 ProboblyAircraft Local1542 口 PossibiyAircraft 122042Z kAirVisuol Air-lntercept Rador GMT 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.'PHOTOS 口 ProbablyAstronomicoi Yes 口 PossiblyAstronomical Civilian C-No 9.COURSE Other. 7.LENGTHOF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS InsufficientDataforEvaluation Unknown 20min 7 l1. coMMENTs Witness did not state in which 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGObjt aPrOX SiZe and direction objt mcved while it was shape as a large star. Bright as a star. No drifitng slowly.Type and altitude of trail or exhaust visible. No sound heard. (a a/c was not reported.Due to lack of Sighted N or reporting a/c and high above this info,a valid conelusion cannot alt unk).Disappe

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