USAF record 28991765
28991765
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 6 Mar 61
2. LOCATION Portland, Oregon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1900 GMT 070300Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Visual]
5. PHOTOS [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE SSW
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Was Astronomical Probable Astronomical Probable Astronomical Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Star-shaped objt, size of dime, white and much brighter than star. Faded out of sight at 45-50° above SW horizon.
11. COMMENTS After checking with Space Track, objt was determined to be Echo I
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 6 Mar 61 2. LOCATION Portland, Oregon 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1900 GMT 070300Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Visual] 5. PHOTOS [HW: No] 6. SOURCE…
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- Page 3 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AF IN: 40725 (8 Mar 61) Page 2 of 3 PAGE TWO RJWZKP 9 2. N/A G. 1. 55 BRKN, 15 OVCST 2. 240/5, 280/15, 280/25, 280/25,…
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