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USAF record 28991568

28991568

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 27 Feb 61

2. LOCATION Yuma, Arizona

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1041 GMT 271741Z

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

5. PHOTOS No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hr 48 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Similar to chaff drop. Gradually lost altitude, very slow moving. Gradually faded. Rate of descent—approx 300' per minute.

11. COMMENTS Sighting was made only on radar. FTD radar specialists indicate that most plausible explanation is that a chaff drop was being conducted.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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