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USAF record 28978222

28978222

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 15 May 58

2. LOCATION Pt Pragg, N.Carolina

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 16/0257Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] XRT Air-Vizual [REDACTED]

5. PHOTOS Yes [HW: D-No]

6. SOURCE Military & Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 mins/5 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE North

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Rnd obj, appeared to be slightly larger than the planet Mars red-orange, Traveling at verified speed Two rpts, both essentially same w/the exception that one estimates the duration as 2 mins and the other, 5 mins. Both give the same DTG but no mention is made of observers being together at the time of observation.

11. COMMENTS The confirmation of satellite transit however, sighting is characteristic of orbital observation, 1958 Gamma was visible fm 26 Mar - Jun 28 '58 Case considered probable 1938 Gamma or Sputnik III.

ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP '52)

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