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USAF record 28962593

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 5 Jul 55

2. LOCATION Newfoundland

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 05/0705Z GMT [ILLEGIBLE]

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS Yes No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Varied one to five

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [REDACTED]

9. COURSE NE

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft Was Astronomical Vehicle Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Radar(Anam Prop) Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 2 KC 97's on refueling mission sighted 1 obj at 0705Z, contacted radar site which had obj on scope at 0705Z. Site held intermittent contact for [ILLEGIBLE] min, KC 97 tried to close after obj appeared (usually) to be hovering at [ILLEGIBLE] o'clock position, Obj closed at alt of [ILLEGIBLE] km KC-97 tried to close, KC-97 lost visual contact Obj's moved very fast, changed direction and jumped off and on scope Formed circular pattern then line abreast/

11. COMMENTS Object still on P scope then accelerated to 1600 K and moved NE Fighter scrambled negative results At same time radar was painting 5 smaller objs below KC 97's at an alt of '5 - 10,000'. Visual Obj - Venus Radar Obj - Electronic Phen Peculiar to that area.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV SEP '52)

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