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USAF record 28990816

28990816

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION Tarawa Island (Pacific)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 18h GMT 09:06-12 Jan 61

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

5. PHOTOS Yes [HW:] No [HW:]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Very bright green firey object with red tail. Very high speed below cumulus clouds. Burned out, approx altitude 30°.

11. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Was Astronomical Meteorite? [STAMP:]

ATIC FORM 229 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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