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Cameron, Louisiana, July 1961

Date of account
1961-07
Location
Cameron, Louisiana
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.OATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Boiloon 25Ju1 61 Cameron,Louisiana Probably Bolloon 口 Possibiy Halloon 3.DATE-TIME GRCUP 4.TYPE OF O9SERVATION 1150 D Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft .Local. Ground-Visucl 口 Probobly Aireroft 251750Z AirVisuol Air-intorcapt Radar 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT. S.'PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical aYes 口 Probobly Aatronomicol 口 Possibly Astronomical ON Civilian 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Orhor- 口 Insufficiont Dato for Evaluation 口 Unknown 45min 1. NW 10. BRiEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGBright Orange Objt . coMMENTsHigh flying objt hovered over- shining thru clouds. Emitted snoke or vapor. head for aprox 45 nin and xa disappeare Believed to be at 50,00o',faded climbing to to Nw clinbing.Winds aloft to Nw. Cbjt w. Hovered part of time. deseribed as ping-pong ball with wings. Probably balloon. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SE

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