Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-10
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 270ct61 Grand Rapids,Michigan 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION XD Ground-Visual 口Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local. 口 Probobly Aircroft 280025Z DAirVisual DAir-Intorcept Radar Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYos 口 Probably Astronomical XONo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor- 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 20min 2-3 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING2-3 large flaShing lights 11.cOMMENTs WindS fm W at 25-30 knots.Mo- observed hovering to S moving slowly E in view tion of objt indicates balloon observatiop for 20 min.Lights gave appearance of rotation and winds conform to direction of movement or blinking. Origin of balloon launchings and time not obtained however there is in no in
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