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Clinchco, Virginia, May 1962

Date of account
1962-05
Location
Clinchco, Virginia
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 1C073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 首 Was Balloon May 1962 Clinchco,Virginia 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Bailoon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local 7-9PM Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 WasAircraft 口 ProbablyAircraft Ai~Viswol DAir-lntorcaptRadar 口 PossiblyAircroft CMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomical DY 口 Probabiy Astronomicol CINo Civilian 口 PossiblyAstronomical 7.LENGTH OFCBSERYATION 3.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 5-6min 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ObSeIVer With POOr Cye- 11.coMMENTsPibal balloons released tn sight viewed round objts whitish color for airport in vicinity with a prevaling 5-6min periods over lst half of May.Eges wind would carry balloons over same would tire after observing these objts.Viewed area.Observer considered objts singly.Looked like balloons.Flight path balloons.No reason to

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