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USAF record 28994013

28994013

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION Newport News & Carrollton, Virginia

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 20:30 GMT 10/23/62

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

5. PHOTOS X:No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 12-15 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE NE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White objt observed at dusk. Looked like star except for movement. Observed zix first in E and disappeared to E. After random movement. Same objt viewed on other occasions in different location.

11. COMMENTS Light with random movement in view for 15 min. Described as slowly fading. Movement conforms to upper air currents. Balloon info not received from local weather stations, however, repeated sighting and characteristics indicate probable balloon sighting.

ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 62)

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW: ] Possibly Balloon [HW: ] Was Aircraft [HW: ] Possibly Aircraft [HW: ] Was Astronomical [HW: ] Possibly Astronomical [HW: ]

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