Helena, Montana, July 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-07
- Location
- Helena, Montana
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balioon 21 Ju1y 1961 Helena, Montana 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual DGround-Rodor 口 Was Aircrai? Locol IX Probobly Airerafi D-Air-Visual DAir-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft GMT-.22/0030Z 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol Military 口 Possibiy Astronomical XONo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 口 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 口 Unknown 7minutes two North 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obsvation prior to dusk.A/c on J-po Two round bright objs in trail three inbound to Billings. Rptd obj was minutes apart obsrvd by B-52 crew with moving West. Initial sighting alon$ eye & sextant.3-4 times as bright as J-7 at about whitehall. Two jet a/ satellite.Size of star. Steady flight on this route enroute to M
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