Wethersfield, England, September 1960September 1960

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Summary

On September 24, 1960, in Wethersfield, England, a military observer sighted a flare-like object that was light green to white in color. The object traveled northwest to southeast with an azimuth angle between 139 and 170 degrees at an elevation angle of 43 degrees. The sighting lasted a brief time. One object was observed. Military sources reported the incident. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

Wethersfield, England, September 1960

Date of incident

September 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
24 Sep 60

2. LOCATION
Wethersfield, England

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local [illegible]
GMT 24/2037Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual [checkbox marked]
Air-Visual [checkbox]
Ground-Radar [checkbox]
Air-Intercept Radar [checkbox]

5. PHOTOS
Yes [checkbox]
No [checkbox marked]

6. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not given

7. [illegible]

8. SOURCE
Military

9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

10. COURSE
SE

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon [checkbox]
Probably Balloon [checkbox]
Possibly Balloon [checkbox]
Was Aircraft [checkbox]
Probably Aircraft [checkbox]
Possibly Aircraft [checkbox]
Was Astronomical [checkbox]
Probably Astronomical [checkbox]
Possibly Astronomical [checkbox]
Other [checkbox]
Insufficient Data for Evaluation [checkbox]
Unknown [checkbox]

13. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Flare-like object, light green to white in color, traveling NW-SE.

11. COMMENTS
Information too limited for valid conclusion.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28989313