Fairborn, Ohio, August 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-08
- Location
- Fairborn, Ohio
- 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 onlyPROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 6Aug61 Fairborn,Ohio XProbably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual DGround-Rodar 口 Was Aireraft Local_1630 口 Probably Aireraf! 0623302 AirVisual DAir-intercept Rodar 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT 5.'PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Yes 口 Probobly Astronomicol Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical ONO 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 1/2hr NE ll. coMMENTsObjt vas observed to N at a shiny objt viewed for 1/2 hr.Larger than fairly high elev,moving E.Description star. Appearing overhead in N. Randon path to is characteristicof a weather balloon. NE. Balloons are launched just a few niles of Fairborn, and prevailing winds would carry l to the E. These balloons are launched at aprox time of sighting.Tnet fore conclud
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