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USAF record 28991401

28991401

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 12 Feb 61

2. LOCATION Between Sterling City and Garden City, Texas

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 2145 Local [ILLEGIBLE] 0345Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION B Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar O Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS O Yes [HW: No]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Observed 3 times [ILLEGIBLE] mile time 1

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE [STAMP:]

II. COMMENTS (Objt of this sighting was probably the Planet Venus. Planet was low on horizon at time of sighting, atmospheric refraction probably responsible for apparent increase and decrease in elevation. Color changes associated with sightings were due to dispersion. On date of sighting object was very bright, having magnitude less than maximum mag.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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