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USAF record 28961231 (1955)

28961231

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PROJECT 10873 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 14 February 1955

2. LOCATION New York City, New York

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 14/2345Z

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

5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] XX No Civilian

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE

9. COURSE S to N

10. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP: Unknown Date for Evaluation] Probably Balloon [STAMP: Unknown Date for Evaluation] Was Astronomical [STAMP: Unknown Date for Evaluation] Probably Astronomical [STAMP: Unknown Date for Evaluation] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP: Unknown Date for Evaluation]

11. COMMENTS Info rec'd fm New York City indicates powerful searchlights have been in use lately in & around the city, ATIC concurs in conclusion that sighting was caused by searchlight reflections off of haze and/or low cloud layers.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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