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UFO case file · UFO-31177

40mi EGrand Junction unidentified radar-target report — September 1960

CE1United States1960-09-01

40mi EGrand Junction, Colorado, United States

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Case description

On or during September 1960, at or near 40mi EGrand Junction, Colorado, United States, the source reports the following sequence: TEXT EXTRACTED FROM THE DOCUMENT: DATE 20 SEPT 1960 DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL - PHOTO YES NO SOURCE MILITARY CIVILIAN LENGTH OF OBSERVATION SATELLITE IN ORBIT SATELLITE VERIFY YES NO ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA METEOR STAR OR PLANET - OTHER - AIRCRAFT - BALLOON - INSUFFICIENT DATA - OTHER - REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANAL SUN DOG - BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: A T-33A PILOT FLYING AT 40 M SEES A FAST MOVING BRIGHT COLORED LIGHT HEADING SOUTH. LIGHT TRACKED ON RADAR WAS 90 MILES WEST OF GRAND JUNCTION, CO AND TRAVELING AT 400 TO 500 MPH. LIGHT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR SCOPE SUDDENLY.

Recorded details

Local time
400
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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