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Nantucket Point, Long Island, N Y, January 1963

Date of account
1963-01
Location
Nantucket Point, Long Island, N Y
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 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 5Jan 63 Nantucket Point,Long Island,N Y 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Bolloon Local 3 AM till dawn X Ground.Vi sual D Ground-Rodar 口 Wos Aiteraft 05/0800z 口 Probobly Aircraft GMT D AirViswd D Air-Intercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was AstronomicalStar/Planet Yes 口 Probably Astronomicol XXN civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 口 Unknown hours one West 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Clear moonlit night. Round obj with shiny At time of initial report Regulus over- metallic structure. Bright blue light on top head 6o° to S; Betelgeux at 25 elev,270 ofobj.Appeared tobeatl,0o0 alt.75 ft az; Venus 15.48.43(1ow in East) -4.3 mag; diameter of obj. Obj executed turn

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