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Sewart AFB, Nashville, Tenn., May 1961

Date of account
1961-05
Location
Sewart AFB, Nashville, Tenn.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 27May 61 Sewart AFB,Nashville,Tenn. 口 Probabiy Bailoon 口 Possibly Bailoon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION Local930 CGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aireraft 口 ProbablyAircraf! GMT 280030Z AirVisuol Air-lntsrcep Rodor 口 PossiblyAireraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 ProboblyAstronomicoi No Milioary and Civilian PossibiyAstronomical 7.LENGTMOF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFO3JECTS9.COURSE 口 Othar 口 Insufficiant Duta forEvaiuation 口 Unknown o. BRIEF sUMMARY OF SICHTINGTriangular Shaped, SiZe 11. COMMENTs ThiS objt was observed witha telescope and definitely identified Faded fn sight as night approached. objt es a balloon.This conclusion is substantiated by fact that aballoon was released in area just prior to sighting ATICFORM329(REV26SEP52)

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