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Vernon, Texas, September 1963

Date of account
1963-09
Location
Vernon, Texas
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 22 Sep 63 Vernon, Texas 口 Wos Balloon Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Locol 2203CST Ground-Visuai Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 23/04032 口 ProbablyAireroft GMT. Air-Visuol G Air-lntercopt Radar 口 PossiblyAirerait 5.PHOTOS 3.SOURCE WasAstronomicoMeteor DY.. 口 Probably Astronomicai DNo civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicoi 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Othor. one vertical 口 InsufficientDota for Evaluotion 口 Urknowm TO.BRIEPSUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Witness observed either arocket or meteor Check with SPADATS revealed that fall from the sky.Appeared South of a vertical there was no decays for this Line fron observer to Jupiter.Brilliant white period.Case evaluated asa light S or 6 times larger than Jupiter.Object meteor sighting. burst just ebove horizon into shower of

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