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Charleston, W. Va., May 1962

Date of account
1962-05
Location
Charleston, W. Va.
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 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 16y62 Charleston,W.VA. ProbabiyBalioon 口 Passibly Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION DGround-Rador 口 WasAircroft lLocal Ground-Visual 口 ProbablyAireraft GMT_17/01452 DAi~Visuol Air-interceptRadcr 口 Possibly Aireraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE WasAstronomical Meteor Yes 口 ProboblyAstronomical CNo Civilian 口 Possibiy Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 口 InsufficientDota for Evalugtion 口 Unknown SH 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROUMd ObJt Like yellOW 11.COMMENTSRepOrted as slow. However duratior light. With hazy ring and hezy trail fn and distance traveled indicate normal ring. Appeared to be moving many times faster speed for meteor sighting. Objt has all than a jet type a/e. But not as fast as a charaeteristics of a"Fire Ball"sighting shooting star. Observed at 45°elev in NNE

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