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28991937

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 21 Mar 61

2. LOCATION 5422N 17920S (PKEIFC)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 21090Hz

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

5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [No]

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] sec and 6 sec.

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS WHICH EXPLODED IN THE ATMOSPHERE [ILLEGIBLE]

9. COURSE Proceeding

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Round reddish objt/small parts about the size of large ones. First observer saw one objt split into "many" with about 4 large fragments. 2nd saw 12-14 of varying sizes.

11. COMMENTS: Witness apparently saw objt before meteor exploded, while other 1 saw it after it had exploded. Description is characteristic of a type of meteor called a bolide. Color, explosion and duration bears out this conclusion.

ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP '52)

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