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Scott AFB, Illinois, November 1961

Date of account
1961-11
Location
Scott AFB, Illinois
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 5Nov61 Scott AFB,Illinoss 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Local DGround-Visva! Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircrafi GMT_050730Z D AirVisua! D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol MeTeoR. OYs 口 Probab!y Astronomicol Military 口 ONXOI Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficiontData forEvaluotion 口 Unknown 1sec 1 N 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGBlue green Streak Of 11. cOMMENTs Sighting has all charecteristic light with flash of yellow breaking into pie- ofbolide as it explodes.Color, disintegra. shaped segment.Trajectory even. taing,duration and pattern conorm to ths evaluation. ATIC FORM 329(RRV 26BBP S2)

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