Westfield, Massachusetts, May 1962
- Date of account
- 1962-05
- Location
- Westfield, Massachusetts
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Ballcon 26May 62 Westfield,Massachusetts 口 Probably Bailoon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 口 WasAireraft Locai Ground-Radar 口 ProbablyAircraft 27/03457 口 PossiblyAireraft GMT... Ai~Visual Air-lnterceptRadar S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomical DYes Probably Astronomical Civilian PossiblyAstronomical No 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othe,UINIDENTIEIED 7.LENGTH OF OSSERVATION insufficientData forEvaluation Unknown 3-10mins one slow descentl 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OFSIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Rnd,slightly oval bright red obj Possibility suggested is hot air giving off sparks fm top & bottom balloon as indicated by the slow slowly discending fm 30-45 deg elev descent & sparks.There is not to lo deg elev where obj disappeared enough info for yalid conclusion behind tcees.Center color described & the
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