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Tyndall AFB, Florida, December 1961

Date of account
1961-12
Location
Tyndall AFB, Florida
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 21Dec61 TyndallAFB,Florida 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local0545 Ground-Visual 口 Wos Aircroft Ground-Rodar 口 ProboblyAircraft GMT_21/1045 AirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol XCNo Military 口 PossiblyAstronomical Beteigeux 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9.COURSE 首 Other. 口 InsufficientDato forEvaluation 口 Unknown 15.min W.toE BRIEF SUMMARY OFSIGHTING ll. coMmENTsWeather data reveals that an Witness observed an object; similar to star, inversion was present in Tyndall area o in Nw. Object appeared radiant and elliptical. date of sighting.Bright star Betelgeux Was reported to be moving generally toward N. was located on an Az equal to that repotted Witness reported it disappearing by

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