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Hutchison, Kansas, February 1962

Date of account
1962-02
Location
Hutchison, Kansas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD CENCRALAIRLINESAMERICAN ATRLINES.HUTCHTSON TOWER 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 12Feb 62 Hutchison,Kansas 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft XP Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Local 口 Probably Aircraft 口 12/1019Z XD AirVi sual D Air-lntercept Radar GMT. 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical meteor 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical DYs Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical MNo 9.COURSE 口 Other. 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 5-10 sec one 口 Unknown 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING This appears to be a miltiple sighting Sighted by 3 sources. Yellowish-white with yellowish tail.Looked like streak of light. of a meteor.Duration and flight char- acteristics indicate this conclusion. No sound or tail.Direction E in a flat trajectory. This reported by tower personn

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