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Kettering, Ohio, August 1962

Date of account
1962-08
Location
Kettering, Ohio
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 10angust.1962 Kettering,Ohio 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Loecl-.2120 rGround-Visual Ground-Rador Was Aircraft 口 ProbablyAircraf? 11/0220Z AirVisual Air-lntsrcept Radar 口 Possibiy Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS .SOURCE Was Astronomical Venus Yes 口 ProbablyAstronomical ONo Civilian 口 PossiblyAstronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. Insufficient Dcta for Evaluation 口 Unknown 7-10 mins one West O. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obj appearing as a bright light on the Meridian time is 1044.Venus Western horizon. Hazy.Fluctuated in was setting at this time.Obj brightness.Red & possibly green in observed to disappear below color.Size of bright star & brighter horizon.Venus had a mag of. than Echo.Sighting at tree line.Speed -3.7&wasat12.4240.

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