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Managua, Nicaragua, August 1962

Date of account
1962-08
Location
Managua, Nicaragua
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE D Was Bolloon 口 Probably Bolloon Managua, Nicaragua 口 Possibly Balioon 12-14_August_1962 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft 3.DATE-TIME GROUP RGround-Visual DGround-Rodar Probably Aircraft Local 口 Possibiy Aireraft OAinVisual Air-lntercapt Radar 14/1330Z GMT 口 Was Astronomicol 6.SOURCE Probobly Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Possibiy Astronomical Yes Civilian XKNO 9.COURSE 口 Other. 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 14/1330Z East X Insufficient Dato for Evaluction 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION Unknowm 12/1540Z SE one not rptd 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Duration not rptd. Possiblity 14/1330Z: Newspaper rpts fm Bluefieldp, of meteor sightings. Also Managua,& Leon of obj falling into some conylict in rpts. sea. One rpt included loud explosion. Insufficient data for analysis. 12/1540z:.0bj too low to be space yehicle.rptd to local newspapers. Lum

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