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28989200

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MULTIPLE SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 20 Sep 60

2. LOCATION Spokane & Vicinity, Washington

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2000 GMT 21/0400Z

5. PHOTOS O Yes O No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 sec

9. COURSE W-E then N

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Ballon [REDACTED] Probably Ballon [REDACTED] Possibly Ballon [REDACTED]

Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Probably Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED]

Was Astronomical [REDACTED] Probably Astronomical Meteor [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical

Brief Summary of Sightings: Round object, greenish-white, changing to a reddish-orange color. Size of quarter at arm's length. Pieces peeling off continued to glow. No sound heard. When pieces broke, object dropped suddenly, at first traveling W-E, then appeared to turn N or S and travel original portion then exploded. When observed, aircraft at 20,000 ft sighted additional level at 89° port. Disappeared going down, partly down, 9° port.

Comments: Large number of people reported objects. Witnesses ranged from Washington to as far as about 50 miles S of Portland, Oregon. Objects observed by all witnesses were not one and the same although they had characteristics identical to objects which characteristics indicated that objects were part of a meteor shower. The earth is passing through several meteor showers this time of year; the two most prominent this time of the month; Pegasids III and Pegas.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 15 SEP 52)

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