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28993671

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 26 Jul 61

2. LOCATION Mc Clellan AFB, California

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: 23:11 GMT: 27/7/62

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

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

6. SOURCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, orange-white obj disintegrating into 3 parts with trail DO times diameter of objt Observed 45° elev 270° az Erobe up 430° elev, 450° az and faded night sighting.

11. COMMENTS There were no satellites re-entering at time of this sighting reported duration is slightly longer than usual for a meteor moving easterly However, it is quite possible that duration was overestimated as is usually case Objt has all characteristics of a bolide disintegrating before it reached the ground.

ATIC FORM 32W (REV 26 SEP 52)

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