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Cambria, California, December 1962

Date of account
1962-12
Location
Cambria, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 20 December 1962 Cambria,California 口 Probably Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft, Local 口 ProbabiyAircraft 20/1255Z-1530Z GMT AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE XX Was Astronomical Venus Yes 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation westerly 口 Unknowm 2 hrs 35 mins one 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Bright obj changing fm oval to cylin- Ephemeris shows planet Venus drical viewed through Bx for oer 2 hrs in position reported with a Obj moved in Westerly direction. Firs# magnitude of -4.4. obsvation at l70 dgr azimuth final fading w/dawn at about 50 dgr elev in South. Green red colored emissions fm obj durin

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