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Chantilly, Virginia, April 1963

Date of account
1963-04
Location
Chantilly, Virginia
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 3 April 1963 Chantilly,Virginia 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION K Was Aireraft Locol 2015 XxGround-Vi sual Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aireraft 04/0115Z GMT AiVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical X。 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 2minutes one ENE 10. BRiEF SUMMARY OF SiGHTING 11.COMMENTS Single obj not unlike mars w/slight A/C probably on flight to reddish tinge.Also comparable to Washington D.C., Baltimore bright star, moving in ENE direction or other large city in direc- where it disappeared behind trees after tion indicated (also see a 2 minute flight.No estimate on casedtdi8 April) Spead o

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