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USAF record 28969530 (1957)

28969530

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 11 April 1957

2. LOCATION Oakton, Virginia

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 12/02502

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

5. PHOTOS Q Yes

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION unknown

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two then one [ILLEGIBLE] below

9. COURSE see below

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Two white objects, later merging into one, seen making almost a complete circle around Washington D.C.. Object was seen visually.

11. COMMENTS A limited investigation conducted by flight 3-D revealed that a General Mills owned aircraft (DC-3) was in the air testing two now high intensity collision lights - an experiment. This sighting was caused by this a/c.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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