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USAF record 28939517 (1951)

28939517

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 6 September 1951

2. LOCATION Claremont, California

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 06/1920Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED]

5. PHOTOS Yes [REDACTED]

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 - 4 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 6 and 1

9. COURSE - - -

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. Six obj, bright orange light. In irregular incomplete circle with last 2 obj well in-toward center of formation. speed unknown. Course approx 250 deg, alt 10-12,000 ft.

2. Bright orange light, one lone obj Followed same course as first sighting. All objects faded in distance over coastal fog.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11. COMMENTS No aerodynamic features, trail or exhaust were seen Case is UNIDENTIFIED.

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

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