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USAF record 28967833 (1956)

28967833

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 5 October 1956

2. LOCATION China Lake, California

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2243 PST CHT [ILLEGIBLE]

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

5. PHOTOS [ ] Yes [ ] No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION about 0 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: [REDACTED] 9. COURSE: N to S

12. CONCLUSIONS [ ] Was Balloon [ ] Probably Balloon [ ] Possibly Balloon

[ ] Was Aircraft [ ] Probably Aircraft [ ] Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical Meteor [ ] Possibly Astronomical [ ] Possibly, Astronomical [ ]

Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGNING: Observer on 28 Sep he submitted report apparently after reading Keyhoe's book FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE, Observed a row of luminous "things" that traveled from N to S. They appeared to waver like birds in flight.

A/C ruled out due to duration. Observation most probably meteor sighting although light reflections on birds is also a possibility. Case evaluated as probably meteor sighting.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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