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Akron, Ohio, October 1961

Date of account
1961-10
Location
Akron, Ohio
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 D Wos Balloon 250t61 Akron, Ohio D Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERYATION 2330 XEIGround-Visual DGround-Rodar 口 Wos Aircraft Locai ProboblyAireraft 260430Z GMT D Ai~Vi sual Air-Intorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol DY.. 口 ProbablyAstronomicol Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol DNo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 4-5 口 Unknown 5=in 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 4-5 ODjtS changing 11.COMMENTS aeseribed by witnesses brigttcess like bright stars. Bluish-white. have all characteristics ascribed to high Appeerei as Z or X formation moving W-E. flying a/c displeying formation lights. There is no evidence availabae in this report which wouli indicate that objts flying jet a/c iisplaying formation ligts AT1C FOR

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