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27.09N 176.34E Near Midway, April 1962

Date of account
1962-04
Location
27.09N 176.34E Near Midway
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLONS 27.09N 176.34E 口 Wos Balioon 23 Apri1 1962 Neer Mdway 口 Probabiy Balloon 口 Possibly Bailoon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Loccl DGround-Visuai Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 ProbabiyAireroft 23/07152 D AirVisuol D Air-jntsicop Rodar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Ys 口 Probably Astronomical MIlitary 口 Possibiy Astronomical No 7.LENGTH OP CBSERVATION 3.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor. Eeh 口 Insufficiant Dato forEvaiuation 口 Unknown 10m in 1 E o. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Objt VieWed &t 4O° 11.COMMENTS At 23/O715Z April 1962 Echo was elevation appearing as star or planet.Objt heading almost E at about 45o latitude moved W to E with Northern deelination. 164° E longitude. If time of sighting Disappeared behind clouds at 3o° elev.No was time of disappearance objt was optical aids. probably Eeho. A

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