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28998359

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION Kansas City, Missouri

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [HW: WIND] GMT [ILLEGIBLE]

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Airvisual

5. PHOTOS Yes

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE]

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE SE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright moving obj at 5-10 mi alt (estimate). Moving SE at 2-5,000 mph (estimate). Observed duration on observation scope, ABIS to end of obj. No detail with PK due to rapid movement. Obj disappeared into/dond bank near horizon. Brightish white size estimated at 800 subject, Not like any meteor previously.

11. COMMENTS Estimations by 14 year old boy JD is interested in astronomy, no current split, Slow enough to pick up in scope; however, too fast for detailed observation, Class consider as insufficient data, In all probability it was a meteor sighting However not classed w/meteors sinc Observer apparently familiar with obj of this nature.

ATIC FORM 229 (REV 26 SEP 57)

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