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Topeka, Kansas, September 1962

Date of account
1962-09
Location
Topeka, Kansas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS xWos Bolloon 6 September 1962 Topeka,Kansas 口 Probabiy Bclloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP D Possibly Balloon 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION XGround-Visuol Ground-Rodor 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aireroft 10/0040Z GMT. AirVisuol D Air-lntorcept Rodor 口 Possibly Aireroft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol CKNO Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 15-20 minutes Unknown one not rptd 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Tear drop shaped object size of silver Direction of flight not reported. dollar,orange in color with no unusual Shape,description,and duration, features,tail,trail,or sound noticed however, are consistent with this At 30 dgr-35 dgr elev giving appearance analysis. of being about 20 miles away. No maneuvers

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