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5031N 1730W (ATLANTIC), December 1961

Date of account
1961-12
Location
5031N 1730W (ATLANTIC)
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 1730W ATLANT1C 口 Was Ballaon 14Dec61 5031N 口 Probably Ealloon 口 Possibly Bailoon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local X GroundVisual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircroft 口 Probably Aircraft 1500402 D AinViwol D Air-IntorceptRadar D Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yos 口 Probably Astronomical Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE D Othar aX Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown NW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Blue-White-red-reen il.coMmeNrs Observation in NortnAtlantic missile,log,heading Nw fast. Sparking observelioff coast of England. Not in known missil when objt crossed bow.Maintained glide path. range. Characteristics of meteor present however duration not given--also crossed low instread of altitude.Probable meteor however cannot concluie and case l

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