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Date: | Thursday 9 June 1960 |
Time: | |
Type: | ballon |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 125 mi off San Diego, CA -
Pacific Ocean
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Four Navy jets attempted to shot down a instrument loaded ballon, drifting out of control.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 10 June 1960, p1/16 June 1960, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Apr-2021 18:36 |
TB |
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10-Apr-2021 19:46 |
TB |
Updated [Source] |