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USAF record 28966997 (1956)

28966997

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 16 August 1956

2. LOCATION Azores

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 0145Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual

5. PHOTOS No

6. SOURCE airline pilot

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] Minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE West to East

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Observed from airliner as round, orange and white bobbing light. Appeared to [HW: be] ball and ellip. Object bearing in 270 deg. In sight by tower of [HW: Azores].

11. COMMENTS Winds at time and place of location up to 30,000 ft in 270 deg. Description appears characteristic of balloon carried for balloon tracks in that area (TT msg). Negative reply since obj remained at 270 deg heading.Most probable explanation is astro body.

ATIC FORM 335 (REV 28 SEP 57)

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