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USAF record 28966779 (1956)

28966779

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 9 August 1956

2. LOCATION Lancaster, Texas

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 19:02:02

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

5. PHOTOS Yes [HW:]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION six to eight hours

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE east to south

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One bright, white, oval-shaped object the size of a basketball at arm's length. Object moved E to S in straight path. Object was viewed visually for six to eight hours. Faded away at sunrise. Object disappeared at 10 to 20 dgr elevation and 170 dgr azimuth.

No Report In File.

11. COMMENTS With exception of angle of elevation and azimuth upon objects disappearance, this sighting meets the characteristics for Mars. The angle of elevation & azimuth upon disappearance can possibly be in error. Evaluated as Mars.

ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 REP 52)

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW:] Probably Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [HW:] Was Aircraft [HW:] Probably Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft

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