South Hadley Falls, Mass., May 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-05
- Location
- South Hadley Falls, Mass.
- 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 page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORDCARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 WosBalloon 14May61 South Hadley Falls,Mass. 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aireraft 2005 Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 ProbablyAireraft 1501052 口 PossiblyAircraft AirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar GMT 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol 5.'PHOTOS aYos 口 ProboblyAstronomicol Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol No 9.COURSE Other_EchoI 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OFOBJECTS 口 InsufficientDataforEvaluation 口 Unknowm 8min 1 W-E 11.coMmENTs DeScription, ，flight path, and 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGOblOng SPhere, size of dime.Bright white front,reddish rear.Appeared duration are characteristic of a 80°-90°.Disappeared4o°-50°.Appearedto satellite.Reporting agency checked wit have a slight weaving or rolling motion. Jus Goddard Space Flight Center,which faded fromview. confirmed that satellite
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