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28990682

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 26 Dec 60 to 9 Jan 61

2. LOCATION E of Buffalo, New York

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1800 GMT 26/2400Z Dec 60

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

5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE] No

6. SOURCE Military and Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 hrs each night varied

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE rotating to SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, white to blue-white, size of pea at arm's length, blinking red light on each side of object. Turned around in circular motion, from left to right. Moved gradually to the S, then went to the W as it disappeared.

11. COMMENTS Investigating officer and other personnel visited place of sighting and photographed the object. Also used binoculars on dark object. Photos reported to show nothing but track of Venus and surrounding stars. Check indicates that Venus is of a mag -3,8 during time these sightings were made; also bright it appears much closer than is actually true. Observations ceased at 2000 EST., the time when Venus was at its conclusion that the object observed was probably the planet Venus.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP '52)

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