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USAF record 28967074 (1956)

28967074

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 21 August 1956

2. LOCATION (near) Hamilton, California

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 21/1935Z

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

5. PHOTOS Yes No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ten minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE westly Course Unknown

II. COMMENTS Balloon launched from Vernalis, Cal on 21/1432Z. From the Vernalis balloon chart rpt, the balloon estimated to be in area of sighting at time. Size, shape, ascending, westerly course are characteristics of balloon sighting.

ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 52) to base for fuel, last sighting at 38,18N 123.20W.

CONCLUSIONS X Was Balloon Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical

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