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Oakland, Calif., July 1961

Date of account
1961-07
Location
Oakland, Calif.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon Oakland,Calif. 口 Probabiy Balloon 27Ju161 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft KOGround-Visuol Ground-Rador 口 Probobly Aircraft 口 Possibly Aireraft D AirVisuol D Air-lntorcept Radar 3.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical OY.s 口 Possibly Astronomicai D-No Civilian 3.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor- 7.LENGTH OP OBSERYATION 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation N 口 Unknown ll.coMMENTsOnly 2 statements of sighting i J0. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright SilVeT' ObJt objt addresses not ineluded for follow up observed overhead on S to N course. Speed estinated 2oo 1PH, altitude 7-lo,0oo' vings not No duration of sighting or distance objt visible. Shaped like L with short leg up and to travelled. Sounds like possible a/e sighting However, evidence not conclusive.Cas

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