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USAF record 28994942

28994942

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 Oct '61

2. LOCATION Salt Lake City, Utah

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1215 GMT 0210:60

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION xD Ground-Visual [REDACTED] xD Air-Visual [REDACTED]

5. PHOTOS □ Yes □ No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE Varied

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sun at time and date of direction coincident with that reported by UFO approx 45° from horizon which absolutely clear at time of sighting This would put objt at approx conditions at time of sighting indicate high cirrus clouds Cirrus clouds are associated with ice crystals Sun dogs which are associated with ice crystals form at 22 1/2° and times 45° from sun All indications in this case and directed toward objt being a sun dog It is possible that witness was on ground level to object and airborne witnesses initiated notion probably his own There is no available evidence which would indicate that objt of sighting was not a sun dog See Tape 7-3745-356 (Tape in specimen file)

STAMP: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 83)

11. COMMENTS or this sighting was in a direction coincident with that reported by UFO approx 45° from horizon which absolutely clear at time of sighting This would put objt at approx conditions at time of sighting indicate high cirrus clouds Cirrus clouds are associated with ice crystals Sun dogs which are associated with ice crystals form at 22 1/2° and times 45° from sun All indications in this case and directed toward objt being a sun dog It is possible that witness was on ground level to object and airborne witnesses initiated notion probably his own There is no available evidence which would indicate that objt of sighting was not a sun dog

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