USAF record 28935601
28935601
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Mesa, Arizona
2. SOURCE Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Four
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 Minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE W to E
8. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [HW: Yes]
10. CONCLUSION [ILLEGIBLE] Report+
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Initially, the four discs observed together were approximately 65 deg above the horizon. Objects appeared to hover around a small cloud, estimated to be at an extremely high altitude. The fifth disc, which moved from W to E, was a lower altitude than the other four but was also extremely high. Observation was sustained for about 30 minutes. The discs were metallic in composition and varied in color depending on position at which viewed. Seven power binoculars were used for part of the time.
FORM FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Mesa, Arizona 2. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Four 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 7. COURSE W…
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