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Merced, California, April 1964

Date of account
1964-04
Location
Merced, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2. .LOCATION 12.CONCLLISIONS Was Balloon 10Apr 64 Merced,Californi8 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERYATION D Possibly Balloon 4. Local 1140 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft ic/11462 口 Probably Aircraft GMT BKAirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aireraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Ys D Was Astronomical 口 Probably Astronomical NO Miltavy 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS|9.COURSE 口 Other. 6-12 rercrteu 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion not reported Not Heported 口 Unknown one cntuel 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS 6-12 objects pdcked up on haaar follo.ing Piiotsof F-lc6'g at 50,c(u ft could race-track pattern at altitudes of 60,Oui not imuke viaual contact.u-2 &/c ntae visual idontification of belloon. to 90,coo ft.and higher elevations. F-lu6's scrambled for identificutiong and locked on with

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