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28991601

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 27 Feb 61

2. LOCATION Ft. Meade, Maryland

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: 2245 GMT: 20045Z

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

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

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE Erratic

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING OBJE SEEN ON GROUND RADAR. Unusually high speed, ability to stand still, high rate of change of direction. Sighted elevation aprox 6300', AZ aprox 270°. Disappeared elevation aprox 6300', AZ aprox 200°.

11. COMMENTARY Analysis of this report was made by radar specialists and it was determined that target was probably caused by a temperature inversion.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 76 SEP 52)

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