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Smyrna, Delaware, May 1961

Date of account
1961-05
Location
Smyrna, Delaware
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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PROJECT1C073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS SMAY1961 Smyrma,Deleware 口 Was Bolloon 口 Probabiy Bailoon 4.TYPEOF O3SERVATION 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP Xb Ground-Visuol Ground-Radar 口 WasAircraft Local2230 口 ProbablyAircrait 03302 GMT DAirVisuol DAir-Intorcopt Radar Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE X Was Astronomical Antares DYas 口 ProbabiyAstronomical Civilian ONO 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENCTH OF OBSERVATION 3.NUMBEROF OBJECTS COURSE Othor. 口 InsufficiantDota forEvaiuation l0 minutes Cne 口 Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Bright object flashing or flickering, lowon The star Antares was in the posttion the horizon observed through trees.Orange indicatcd by the observer.General color. configuration of the object conforms to observation of a star. ATIC7ORM329（R3V269RP52)

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