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McALLEN, TEXAS 2645N 9815W, October 1961

Date of account
1961-10
Location
McALLEN, TEXAS 2645N 9815W
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 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS MefLENTEXAS 口 WasBalloon 260ct61 2645N9815W 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION Local. 1900 Ground-Yisuol 口Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 270100Z OAirVisua! D Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was AstronomicalMTeR OY.. ProbablyAstronomical O-No Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTHOFOBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 insufficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknown 20 sec 1 MNM red glowing color a to rear trail lo times lengh of long duration. Direction of wNw rule Flat trajectory and straight path fm ESE to WNwout satellite reentry. Tail appeared to be caused by fragnentation of bojt. ATIC FORM329(RXV 26BEP 52)

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