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Palatka, Florida, July 1961

Date of account
1961-07
Location
Palatka, Florida
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 12Ju161 Palatka,Florida Probably Bolioon 口 PossibiyBolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF O3SERYATION Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircrof? Local 2100 Ground-Visual ProboblyAircraft Air-lntercapt Radar 口 PossiblyAireraft GMT. 73 AiVisual 5.PHOTOS .SOURCE Was Astronomical ProbablyAstronomical Yas Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicai XONo Othar. Incons 9.COURSE dn 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Data forEvaluation 口 Unknown 3min 2 olue pulsat ing n. coMMeNtsOosorver reported sighting as 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINC2 29 Jun in letter. On form reported sigh in lights moving across sky fm E- at about 12 Jul.Data incomplete.If sighting vestern horizon. They joined into l light 2.5 was 2g Jun and witness was observing a md speeded up and turned crinson them made a turn and headed again into E. Then single objt it is

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