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Metuchen, New Jersey, July 1962

Date of account
1962-07
Location
Metuchen, New Jersey
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bailoon 19Ju1y 1962 Metuchen, New Jersey 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2130. Xα Ground-Vi sual 口 Was Aireraft Local D Ground-Radar 口 Probobly Aircraft 20/0230Z D AirVisuol D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical XXNo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othe. UNIDENTIFIED 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluatian xUnknowm 7-10 minutes 4-5 zig-zag 11.COMMENTS like stars except they were moving. Lights Very 1ittle detail.4-5 would fade until they disappeared. As objects w/random movement. speed increased they would glow more All starlike. Data prasented briliiantiy.No tail or trail.objs'motion in letter & guestionnaire. included complete stops. No sound. Speeps No

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