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Brooklyn, New york, August 1961

Date of account
1961-08
Location
Brooklyn, New york
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 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 25 Aug 61 Brooklyn, New york 口 Was Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Local_2020 KGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft GMT 260120Z D Ai~Visual D Air-Intercopt Rodar Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DY. 口 Probably Astronomicol XNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 20min 1 SE 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTINo Flat bright brilliant ll. coMmENTsReport indicates that sighting shiny flickering objt in view for 2O min. was of balloon released at New York Seemed to have tail following objt.Viewed International Airport.Winds conform to at night.Flgight NW to SE gradual fading. flight of balloon relesse. Winds Sw at 25-30 knots. AT1C FORM 329(REV 26SRP 52)

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