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USAF record 28968836 (1957)

28968836

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE 16 January 1957

2. LOCATION South Laguna, California

DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z

OUT 17/0215Z

PHOTOS [HW: Yes]

SOURCE Civilian (GOC)

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION One to two minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Two or three

9. COURSE see below

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [HW: Two or three objects, seen one at a time, seemingly one at a time. Objects appeared, brightened, dimmed, and disappeared. Objects were seen visually and through binoculars very low on the horizon in the WSW for 1 to 2 minutes.]

CONCLUSIONS [HW: Was Balloon] [HW: Possibly Balloon] [HW: Possibly Balloon] [HW: Was Aircraft] [HW: Possibly Aircraft] [HW: Possibly Aircraft]

COMMENTS Concur with Reporting Officer that this sighting was probably caused by naval aircraft practising night landing exercises on aircraft carriers in the area.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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