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USAF record 28969049 (1957)

28969049

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 1 March 1957

2. LOCATION Rapid City, South Dakota

3. PHOTOS [HW: X]

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

5. SOURCE Military

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS unknown

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 minutes

8. COURSE northerly

9. CONCLUSIONS [X] Was Balloon [ ] Was Balloon Possibly Balloon [ ] Was Aircraft [ ] Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft [ ] Was Astronomical [ ] Probably Astronomical [ ] Possibly Astronomical Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Lights seen in the sky, rays from the objects seemed to be in a circular pattern slanting outward Lights changed color (white, blue and red). Objects appeared to be moving slowly there was a thin cloud layer Lights were above this cloud layer.

11. COMMENTS Come question as to time Sight ing probably at night Duration excessive for a/c Possibly auroral display Data incomplete Insufficient for analysis.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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