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USAF record 29000781 (1963)

29000781

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 8 May 1963

2. LOCATION North Vernon, Indiana

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE]

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

5. PHOTOS Yes Physical Specimen Civilian

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION object recovered on ground one N/A

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 500# empty cylindrical obj about seven feet long and 18-24 inches in diameter. Dropped by parachute. Fluorescent white and orange Lead strips on side Not radioactive.

11. COMMENTS Casing of empty 2,000# bomb used to test parachute release mechanism Lead strips added for weight Mr Cole at ASD was project officer Obj shipped to Jefferson Proving Ground at his request.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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