Springfield, Massachusetts, August 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-08
- Location
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- 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 page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 13 Aug 61 Springfield, Massachusetts 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口. Possi bly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local_2245 xGround-Visual 口Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT- 140345 D AirViswal D Air-lntercept Radqr 口 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol DY.. 口 Probably Astronomicel ONXOK Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE xOthoPtob EcboI 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 15-20 min 1 half dollar.Very bright.Straight flight path Echo I. Positiond, direction, and des- with frequent stops or decelezations. cription of objt all tend to substantiate conclusion. Echo I made a Nw-Se pass in the NE quadrant as viewed fm Springfield, Mass. Witness probably were impressed that objt was stopping and starting due to the incdns sistancy of light
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