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USAF record 28981205 (1958)

28981205

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 1 December 1958

2. LOCATION Whittier, Alaska

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT [REDACTED]

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

5. PHOTOS Yes [No]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Duration of second

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE

9. COURSE N.E.

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Obj larger than basketball with reddish-orange flame disappeared behind mountain 3 miles N.E of Whittier & lit up surrounding area.

11. COMMENTS Obj has all the characteristics of a meteor.

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Possibly Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Possibly Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Was Astronomical, (Illegible) Probably Astronomical (Illegible) Possibly Astronomical (Illegible) Other... Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

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