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Forbes AFB, Kansas, October 1962

Date of account
1962-10
Location
Forbes AFB, Kansas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bolloon 12 October 1962 Forbes AFB, Kansas 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local. X Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft CK Probobly Aircraft GMT_12/1100Z Ai~Visual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol OYes 口 Probobly Astronomicol XONO Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9. COURSE 口 Other- 口 Insufficiont Dete for Evaluation 口 Unknowm 5 minutes one not given 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obj like a bright meteor only orange Description conforms to a/c to yellow in color leaving trail. No sighting.Duration,speed and sound.Bescribed as about brightness appearance are consistent with of a/c at 30,000ft.Flight path followed this evaluation. curve. Speed varied.Faded at 20 dgr elevation after

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