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Grand Cayman Island, West Indies, October 1961

Date of account
1961-10
Location
Grand Cayman Island, West Indies
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

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

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon Grand Cayman Island, ,West Indies 19-200et61 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Wos Aircraft night GroundVisual 口Ground-Rodar Local 口 Probably Aircraft 口 Possibly Aircraft DAirViwol Air-Intercept Radar GMT. 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomica! DY.. Civilian 口 PossiblyAstronomicol o 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Erratie 口 Unknown net given .coMMENTs Weather stormy.Ieads to con- J0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGElliptical Objt bright- clusion of possible balloon obsavation er than Venus, oval in shape with small lights however witnesses were meteorological moving elcckise around objt. Moved erratically technicians who should have knowledge of anc changei direetions. upper air balloon cbserv

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