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Humboldt, Kansas, January 1962

Date of account
1962-01
Location
Humboldt, Kansas
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 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 6Jan 61 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP Humboldt, Kansas 口 Probably Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local 1730 GroundVi sual D Ground-Radar 口 Was Aiicraft 06/2330Z GMT 口 Probably Aircraft AirViswal 5.PHOTOS D Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 6.SOURCE aYos Wos Astronomical Meteor DN Civilian 口 Probobly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Astronomical 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 1-2 sec 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation one SW 口 Unknowm 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Observer witnessed what he thought was a satellite decay. Observation of meteor. Cbservation after sunset during twilight. Object described as a ball of fire (whitish) moving toward the Sw for 1-2 see at which time it disintegrated. ATIC PORM 329 (RRV 26SEP S2)

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