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Papua and New Guinea, June 1961

Date of account
1961-06
Location
Papua and New Guinea
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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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS X12Jun61 Papua and New Guinea 口 WosBalloon 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Loca0400-0415 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Wos Aircraft 口 ProbablyAircraft 11/18002 DAirVisual OAir-Intsrcapt Radqr 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomical Yas G Probabiy Astrononicol ONDX Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OFOBSERVATION 3.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othsr. D insuificientData forEvaluction 15 minutes one Randon to NE 口 Unknown 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Sginy object could have been with delta wing Probably atmospheric refraction in approached from NE at 15,0oo ft. No noise. pre-dawm hours of planet or star.The Moved back and forth, always to the NE. appearance of approaching and going away due to change in brightness.Due to limited information case carri

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