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Ironton, Ohio, June 1963

Date of account
1963-06
Location
Ironton, Ohio
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 1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 27Junel963 Ironton,ohio 口 Was Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon Local 2100 XXGround-Visual GMT_28/0200Z Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft D AirVisual 口 Probobly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aireraft 6.SOURCE OYes 口 Was Astronomical Civilian 口 Probably Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Astronomical 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 5-l0 minutes 口 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SE 口 Unknown Small object that looked like a 11.COMMENTS ferris wheel observed from car. Rising object with lights. Maneuvers were erratic and intensity Motion and description consis- varied. object appeared as a shiny tent with balloon analysis. light. No sound. 0bject traveled slowly and gained altitude. Multiple observers. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26S

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