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USAF record 28940457 (1951)

28940457

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 31 December 1951

2. LOCATION Keck, Kentucky

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1900 GMT 31/2400Z

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

5. PHOTOS [HW: Y**] [ILLEGIBLE]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Over 3 hours.

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE.

9. COURSE West.

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING No sound, Size similar to beacon light 1 ml. distant. Object seemed to diminish in size. Erratic movement, 5 smaller objects seemed to follow first object. Sky clear.

11. COMMENTS Jupiter was overhead (to S at 60 deg elevation and set western horizon, 4 hrs later. Object characteristic of Astro Body.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP: Jupiter] Possibly Balloon [STAMP: Jupiter] Possibly Balloon [STAMP: Jupiter] Was Aircraft [STAMP: Jupiter] Probably Aircraft [STAMP: Jupiter] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP: Jupiter] Was Astronomical [STAMP: Jupiter] Probably Astronomical [STAMP: Jupiter] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP: Jupiter]

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