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Kew Gardens, New York, November 1961

Date of account
1961-11
Location
Kew Gardens, New York
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 Kew Gardens,New York 只 Was Balloon 26 Nov 61 OXProbably Balloon Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Local 2300 DGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probobly Aireroft 270400Z D AirViwol Air-lntercept Radar 口 GMT. Possibty Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Yos 口 Probably Astronomicol XONo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OFOBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE D Othor. 口 InsufficientDato forEvaluation ENE 口 Unknown 35min 1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White Objt With tWO u. coMMENts Objt has characteristies or bright lights in front. Changed color white to balloon observation. Balloons are launchel red to blue to white. Hovered and moved side at 22oo by both AF and US weather station. to side. Slowly fm E to NE. Faded fm sight, These balloons carry lights at night. There rising.

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