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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8638477

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONNear Guam13 45N144 50E

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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27 Feb 61 Near Guam 13.45N 144.502 OD Probebly Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon |
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oT ee ee 0 Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Readar O Probobly Aircroft |
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QO Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Spherical objt size of pepll-wEQMMENTSDuration too short for satellite
with mag of -4.3 (Venus) white turning to reddish reentry. Direction not clearly NE.
with trail 30X diameter of & objt observed at}; Although possible. Objt has characteristis
300° Az 40° elev. Moving to 305° Ax 20° elev.| of a meteor and case is considered as astro |
Where it appeared to burn out. Considered | sighting (Meteor). |
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