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Las Vegas, Nevada, August 1961

Date of account
1961-08
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 6Aug 61 Las Vegas, Nevada 口 Prababiy Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon 2230 Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 口 Was Aireroft 口 07 05302 GMT AirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probobly Astronomicol XOCNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor- Prob Echo I 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 15-20 min 1 E 口 Unknown 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGRePOrt Of Satellite in 1.coMMENrsInfo furnished space track not orbit at 65° elev moving fm W to E. Slight verified,however all info indicated green color, in sight 15-20 min. Passes over- Eeho I observation. head frequently.Date and time are of initial sighting. ATIC PORY 329(REV 26SEP 52)

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