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Tanganyika, East Africa, November 1962

Date of account
1962-11
Location
Tanganyika, East Africa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECCRD FARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE D WasBalloon Tanganyika, East Africa 口 Probably Balloon November or December 1962 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Was Aircraft 1320 X Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 口 Probably Aireroft Local- 口 Possibly Aircraft AinVisual Air-Intercept Rador GMT_?/1020Z 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Probably Astronomicol OYes 口 Possibly Astronomical RN Civilian 9.COURSE xxother_Contrail 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown one S then East not reported 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Since object turned and there On a Friday in November or December a cloud or smoke trail extending from the was accompanying sound the contrail was in all probability horizon to a point overhead where it generated by an.a/ turned slightly East; sound accompanied Maxwell AFB,

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