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USAF record 28967428 (1956)

28967428

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE 4 September 1956

LOCATION Plymouth, New Hampshire

DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z GMT 05/0025Z

PHOTOS O Yes X No

TYPE OF OBSERVATION NSX Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar O Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar

SOURCE Civilian

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hr 35 mins

NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

COURSE due east

CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probable Balloon Possible Balloon Was Aircraft Probable Aircraft Possible Aircraft Was Astronomical Possible Astronomical Possible Astronomical Other Sufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One round bright red object, size of a grapefruit at arm's length. Obj was observed directly overhead in a due east direction. Object moved from side to side "several feet." Object winked out & reappeared several times. At time of report, object had been viewed visually for 1 hr 35 mins and was still visible in approx the same location.

NSX Concur w/reporting officer that sighting was caused by Mars (in East at 25 dgr elevation, 110 dgr azimuth).

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