SW of Carlisle, PennsylvaniaAugust 1961

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Summary

On August 5, 1961, southwest of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a white object was reported at 2158 (9:58 p.m.) at dusk. The object looked like a star except that it moved. It was first seen in the east, drifted with random movement for about 15 minutes, and then faded away to the east. The Air Force said the slow fading and drifting motion matched the upper air currents. The card lists the cause as a balloon.

Reported location

SW of Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Date of incident

August 1961

State / country

PA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE ’ 2, LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
eli 4 i Caled . 0 Was Balloon
S Aug 61 OW of Carlisle, Pennsylvania 0 Probably Bollson
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Possibly Belloan
Local 2158 B<{Ground: Visual QO Ground-Radar Q Was Aireraft
ET Q Probably Airerafr
GMT 2Q02507 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercapt Radar | © Possibly Alrerabr
5. PHOTOS + SOURCE : 0 Was Astronomical
C Yes 0 Probably Astrenomical
“O:No Civilian DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OBF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP O3JECTS | 9. COURSE DIN nuns spas
i x0 rbd Deta for Evaluation
9 . gid Oo n
5-12 min | ik NE Safi
| 10. BRIZR SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Light Jbserved overhead |. COMMENTS Sounds like Keho I, however,
1oving to NE disappeared in 5-10 min. Light insufficient info to confirm this was
: brighter than star. Movement had variations, given in letter. Request for additional
; not a/c. info sent to witness, however no answer
received.
1 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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