Newport News & Carrolton, VirginiaAugust 1961

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Summary

On August 6, 1961, near Newport News and Carrollton, Virginia, a witness reported a lighted object low to the ground. It was circular and roughly half the size of a football field. Its edge was lit with a whitish yellow glow. The witness was too nervous to note the object's own color. The object was reported about 50 feet off the ground and then rose suddenly. The Air Force noted the description suggested a balloon, except for the very low altitude and the sudden rise. The card lists the case as Unknown.

Reported location

Newport News & Carrolton, Virginia

Date of incident

August 1961

State / country

VA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS ~
5 i RE W Uimetnia|0 Was Balloon |
o( rug 61 Hewpors News & Carrolton, Virglnla 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION iether |
5070 py y | Was Aircraft
Local tte £2*Ground- Yi sual 0 Ground-Rador 0 Probably Aircraft |
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MEH SNARE A FNS 0 AirVisval 0 Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical |
gC Yes O Probably Astronomicol
0 Ne Civilinn O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE DTI ins i iba imnicstiiakis
0 Hh Dota for Evaluation
Ty 0 Unknown ‘
12«15 min 1 Co
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White chit observed at [11. COMMENTS Light with random movement in
| dusk. Locked like star except for movement. view for 15 min. Described as slowly fading
Observed ik first in BE end disappeared to E.| Movement conforms to upper alr currents.
4fter random movement. Same objt viewed on Balloon info not received fm local weethgr
| other cccasions in different location. stations, however, repeated sighting and
characteristics indicate probable balloo:
sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP $52)
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