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3200N 12730W (OFF CALIF), May 1961

Date of account
1961-05
Location
3200N 12730W (OFF CALIF)
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 24May 61 口 Was Balloon 3200N12730WFFCA 口 Prabably Bal!oon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local 215h Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 ProboblyAircraft 2504542 GMT KAirVisuol OAir-lntercaptRadar 口 PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicoi fC7 Yes ProboblyAstronomical ONo Military 口 PossiblyAstronomical 7.LENGTHOF.OBSERVATION 6.NUMSEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Cthar- 口 InsufficiantDeta forEvaluction 口 Unknown 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTINGSmall CVal ObJt, SiZe . coMMENTsobjt responsible for sighting ofpinhead,silver in color.Appeared 295° naghas probably a metepr .There is also aprox 1o° elev. Straight course, maximum elev possibility thnt inversion in area con- aprox 50° tributed to misidentification. Witness reported objt was through to be Bcho I but was moving too slow,yet it was in sight o

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