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28991387

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 9 Feb 61

2. LOCATION BITBURG AFS 495640N 063340S GERMANY

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2100 GMT 092000Z

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

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

6. SOURCE Military and Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 Min.

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

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

Was Astronomical VENUS [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP:]

Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

11. COMMENTS Duration and apparent short distance traveled by objt is suggestive of an astronomical body. Planet Venus was found to have been in position reported Strange appearance was probably due to it being close to horizon where witness was looking through much more of earth's atmosphere when observing it.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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