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USAF record 28966671 (1956)

28966671

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 5 August 1956

2. LOCATION 1 Mi E of Denver, Colorado

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 06/0400Z

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

5. PHOTOS [No]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS six

9. COURSE 13:40 to 3:00

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Balloon Was Aircraft Probable Aircraft Was Meteor Probable Meteor Was Astronomical Meteor Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown:

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Six round pale orange colored objects, approximate size of a pen flying in triangular formation. Ten seconds in sight. Flight path straight.

11. COMMENTS Distance traveled in 10 seconds and general description indicate meteors. Observation of meteors most probable cause.

ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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