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USAF record 28994783 (1961)

28994783

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 21 September 1961 21/700Z

2. LOCATION 38.00N 161.00W 34.55N 154.4OE (PACIFIC)

3. SOURCE Military

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6 Minutes

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground,Air-Visual

7. COURSE ESE

8. PHOTOS [X] No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [ ] No

10. CONCLUSION Other (MISSILE ACTIVITY) Missile exercise in area at time of sighting.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object appearing as large circular area of high intensity light. With dark outer rim traveling at orbital speed leaving faint glow or trail. Doughnut appearance. Observed to E and looked like light as it got closer it was brilliant with the center missing. 2nd report of object appearing like smoke ring 2 deg in diameter. Not like Aurora. Ring darker than rim around ring. Object moving ESE.

FORM FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used

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