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USAF record 29001297 (1963)

29001297

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 17 June 1963

2. LOCATION 36.25N 155.52E (Pacific)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: 17/1638Z

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

5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE]

6. SOURCE military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE SE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Spherical white object generating intense light traveling at high speed, no tail or sound, in flight from 85 deg elevation 290 deg azimuth to 00 deg elevation 160 deg azimuth flat trajectory. Appeared to travel in straight line, Moon visible at time. Object did not conform to known meteorological events according to observer.

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11. COMMENTS Duration not reported. Possibly light from A/C, however data inconclusive to establish this. Description could indicate meteor; however object was in flight and disappeared over the horizon and did not exhibit tail or smoke trail. Possible cause of sighting is Satellite ECHO I which was heading SE at the time of the report. Without duration or added information evaluation not complete and case is carried as insufficient Data.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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