PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8630291

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1961

REPORTED LOCATION10mi SWof Russellandbetween Russelland Salina Kansas

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 mi SW of Russell and between 0 Was Balloon
27 Jan 61 Russell and Salina, Kansas 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 2334 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_2805347 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was AstronomicalMeTEoR
Yes M Probobly Astronomical
No Military and Civilian o PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
15 Sec. 1 Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRlEF sUMMARY of siGHTING Large, rOund, reen Large, round, green ball11. OO Iil. commentswitnesses COMMENTs Witnesses were separated were separated by by
Appeared in SW. Disappeared downward. Witnesses Appeared in SW. Disappeared downward. Witnesses aprox aprox 70 NM and all saw the 70 NM and all saw the same objt
heard explosion. at the same time, which indicates same t time, which indicates objt
must have been at very high must have been at very high altitude.
Description and duration is Description and duration is character- character-
istic of a meteor. Witnesses reported a meteor. Witnesses reported
hearing an explosion. an explosion. Some meteors called e meteors called
bolides enter the earths atmosphere, al
most reach the earths surface and explode. most reach the earths surface and explode.
The explosion is so entense that it can
be heard for miles. These types of meteors
are fairly rare; and when they are seen
and heard, startle average observer.
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