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Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 1961

Date of account
1961-09
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balloon 2Sep61 Albuquerque, New Mexico 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local bGroundVisual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircroft GMT. 022340Z D AirViwal D Air-lntorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DY. 口 Probably Astronomical OKNO Civilian 口 Possibly Astponomical MiRAGE 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Otho, Poss refraction g-M 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 10 min Several XXXX 口 Unknown 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ROUnd SilVery ObJtS; 11. coMMENTs There was an inversion of 3° erratic movements W-E. Disappeared to S at between 16M and 18M. Lapse rate above and 50° elev, gave appearance of moving away, below normal. Suspected that objts viewed looked like reflection of sun on shiny sur- were reflections fm this

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