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USAF record 28972208

28972208

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION San Diego, California

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual XX Air-Visual

5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Military & Civilian (CAA)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION unknown one see below

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One bright light, alternating from blue-white to orange-red. Object was seen stationary, then moving fast in a Westerly direction.

11. COMMENTS Arcturus in position of reported light (bearing 220° at about 8 o'clock and setting at 1920). Distortion of light changing colors attributed to probable inversion off coast. That Arcturus was the object is further indicated by the fact that the pilots could not close on the object. Its jumping around the supposed radar returns caused by inversion or other FX conditions conclusive to distortion of atmospheric optics. Sighting was of rather short duration & Arcturus set at about the time of obj's disappearance.

ATIC FORM 139 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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