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USAF record 28988752

28988752

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USS BOYD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 3 Sep 60

2. LOCATION vicinity Taiwan

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 03/1124Z

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

5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [ILLEGIBLE]

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE ESE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, white object, size of pinhead, bright as a planet. Had straight flight path. Disappeared in low clouds.

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP: ] Possibly Balloon [STAMP: ] Possibly Balloon [STAMP: ]

Was Aircraft [STAMP: ] Probably Aircraft [STAMP: ] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP: ]

Was Astronomical [STAMP: ] Probably Astronomical [STAMP: ] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP: ]

The description, flight path and duration are characteristic of the satellite Echo I.

ATIC FORM 379 (REV 2A SEP 53)

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