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USAF record 28991911

28991911

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

I. DATE 17 Mar 61

2. LOCATION 5 mt S of Minden, Nevada

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2210 GMT 180610Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual

5. PHOTOS No Civilian

6. SOURCE Air-Visual

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [REDACTED] bright white, circular objt, size of pea. Objt had 2 bright lights close together. Source match characteristics and lighting similar to those of falling star. Objt lighter 10-20 miles SE of observer's position. Disappeared on horizon. Had arcing flight path. Upon impact at horizon generated bright orange glow for 5 sec.

11. COMMENTS Objt was possibly reentry of '61 Beta 3 or rocket body of Transit I. It is also possible that it was a meteor. The object's size is not known when the artificial bodies reentered; a valid conclusion cannot be made as to nature of objt. Due to absence of other witnesses, this report is categorized as Insufficient Data.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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