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USAF record 28989474

28989474

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MILITARY RADAR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 29 Sep 60

2. LOCATION Guam

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT 29/1235Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [HW: VIS-AIR]

5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION few sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE SW-NW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Target picked up on radar at 20 miles, tracked to within 2 miles of NAS on collision course. Estimated speed 2880 knots. Visual observation of pale blue light (with binoculars) contact lost when observer turned away for a second.

11. COMMENTS Anomalous propagation frequently causes false targets on radar scopes traveling at apparently fantastic speeds, and it appears that this might well be the answer here.

12. CONCLUSIONS [HW: Was Balloon] [HW: Probably Balloon] [HW: Possible Balloon]

STAMP: ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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