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Houston, Texas area, March 1963

Date of account
1963-03
Location
Houston, Texas area
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 10073RECORDCARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloan 6 March 1963 Houston, Texas area 口 Prabably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION XXGround.Visuol D Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aireraft Locol 口 Probably Aireraft 06/16552 XKAirVi suol Air-lntercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT- 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE x Was Astronomicolmeteor OYes 口 ProbablyAstronomical XOKNO Civilian & Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Other. generally 口 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation 口 Unknown 4 seconds,maximum one North BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Cylindrical object estimated up to 50 Meteor sighting. No decay at ft long observed in flight to N for 4 second period.Light blue with orange this time according to SPADATS, nose. Splinters or small pieces fallipg and duration consistent with an analysis as meteor. from sides.Initial

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