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Alexandria, La., May 1962

Date of account
1962-05
Location
Alexandria, La.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORD.CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bailoon 1May1962 Alexandria,La. 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground-Yisual Ground-Rador 口 WasAircraft Local 口 ProboblyAircraft 02/0405z DAirVisual D Air-lntorcept Radqr 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomical DYs 口 ProbabiyAstronomicol Civilian 口 PossibiyAstronomicol DNo 7.LENGTH DF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar- 口 InsufficientDataforEvaluation 1 NNW(2) 口 Unknown 35min. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Large light Similar to l. coMMENrsSighting has characteristics of N star.White a with bluish red.halo.Flight balloon sighting. Balloons released at path hesitating and wandering with right and 2300 EST (whieh woula be2200 CT fm left oscillations.Objt dimmed with distance England AFB.Tnis AFB is NW of Alexandria Observed in N and disappeared in N

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