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25.5N 85.4W (Gulf of Mex), December 1962

Date of account
1962-12
Location
25.5N 85.4W (Gulf of Mex)
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 10073RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBalloon 3 December 1962 25。5N 85。4W（GulfofMex) 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local XKGround-Visual Ground-Rador 口 Wos Aircraft 口 Probably Aircroft 04/0345Z GMT D AirVisuol Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OiYes 口 Probably Astronomical XDKNo Cervis (Merchant Vessel) 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. Insufficiont Data for Evaiuation 口 Unknown not rptd one Southerly 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Possible rocket with bright vapor Duration not rptd. Obj had trail shooting upward. Bearing 345 apparenti increase in elevation. dgr elevation 15 dgr.Disappeared Not rptd as to direction or bearing 338 dgr 30 dgr elevation. change in intensity if any. Case considered insufficient data. ATIC

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