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28996420

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

I. DATE 17 Mar 62

II. LOCATION 32.45N 118.45W (Pacific) NP Navidad Islasola

III. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 1334Z

IV. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual

V. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]

VI. SOURCE Military

VII. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 sec

VIII. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

IX. COURSE E

X. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Light blue ball with trail about 5 times length of object from a ship by military personnel. Object sighted to S moving N-E. Covered approx 30° of arc at an elevation of 30° in 2 sec. Flame burned out about 25° above horizon on heading of 150°. No sound. Unfitted from normal meteor sighting in almost normal trajectory, brilliance of flame, and nearness of object.

XI. COMMENTS Object has all characteristics of meteor sighting, brightness being attributed to nearesness of the meteor. Horizontal trajectory does not rule out a meteor.

STAMP: ATIC FORM 379 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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