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USAF record 28966784 (1956)

28966784

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 9 or 12 August 1956

2. LOCATION Camden, Alabama Panama City, Florida (vicinity)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 10/0012Z

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

5. PHOTOS No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 - 40 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

9. COURSE Vertical

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One bright object that appeared to float or hover overhead observed at approx 35 degs elevation. Obj appears to glitter or show sparks. Its size & shape not given. Other measures? [ILLEGIBLE] ISO not given.

Note: Attached card indicates possible error in UTC Case evaluated as Capella in Camden, Alabama.

11. COMMENTS Local WX office states could have been balloon No significant astro body overhead except Vega at 65 deg elevation 80 deg azimuth and Arcturus at 60 deg elevation and 2nd deg azimuth rising Space object fades with time sighting evaluated as astro (Vega).

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP '53)

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