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Ashland, Kentucky, August 1961

Date of account
1961-08
Location
Ashland, Kentucky
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon Aug61 Ashland,Kentueky 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF O3SERVATION 2 口 Was Aircraft Xa Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Local0218 口 Probably Aireraf! 口 040718z AirVisuol D Air-Intereapt Rador GMT 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomieol Me Teo 5.'PHOTOS Probably Astronomicol OYes Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical ONO 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficisnt Dato for Evoluotion 口 Unknown 1EAATIME Varied 1-15s002-人b76 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING lSt Sighting: reddish color Ne 3 min after satellite going reentrys at this time. Color and flight path suggests a slow moving meteor. Objt E.2nd sighting: viewed about 1 hr later was reported to be moing to NE, going W turning S and then E. Jet engin sound. and as the earth is turning in this dirdc- tion objt would appear to

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