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Bay Minette, Alabama, May 1961

Date of account
1961-05
Location
Bay Minette, Alabama
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bollodn 19 May 61 Bay Minette,Alabama 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION Ground-Visual DCround-Radar 口 Was Aireraf: Local ProbablyAircroft 19/1618z O AirVisual Air-lntercaptRadar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT_ 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical Yes 口 ProboblyAstronomicol Civilian 口 PossiblyAstronomical No 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othsr Satellite 口 InsufficientDato forEvaluation 口 Unknown 30 aec SSW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING CbSerVer SaW Satellite, oMMENTswitness thought objt was oval objt appearing as a reflection moving satellite.Request for satellite trackir NNE to Ssw. Flight path covered a 20° are in 3 sec data unanswered. In absence and objt disappeared behind clouds. of conflieting info case put in satellit category. ATIC FORM329(REV 25SEP 52)

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