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Gettysburg, South Dakota, November 1961

Date of account
1961-11
Location
Gettysburg, South Dakota
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 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 15Nov 61 Gettysburg,South Dakota 口 Probably Balloan 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION XD Ground-Yisuol 口 Wax Aircraft Local Ground-Rodor 口 Probobly Aireraft 160524Z D AirViwol 口 Possibiy Aircraft GMT. 口Air-Intercept Radar 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Wos Astronomical LeTeCR OY X Probobly Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical ETNo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 1min 1 SW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROUna Objt White tO l.coMMENTsobservation characteristic of reddish color appearing as brilliant light slow mcving meteor of long duration.Case similar to photo flash buib.Cbserved at 45 evaluated as meteor. elev disappearing on horizon after straight flight path; in view l min. ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26SRP 52)

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