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USAF record 302530446 (1963)

302530446

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 23 Sep 63

2. LOCATION Eagles Mere, Penn

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 24/9/1963

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

5. PHOTOS [Yes] [X No]

6. SOURCE civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one (3 times)

9. COURSE West

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright obj in flight at high speed from East to West: 30 mins same (?) obj reappeared in SE in flight to NW. Reappeared third time 32 min later. Assumed orbital by witness. Less bright than Jupiter. Insists that obj was not a/c since he is engineer and ex-pilot. Also observed through 10X TX.

11. COMMENTS Nothing to indicate that this was not an a/c sighting. Qualification of witness not-without merit. Still possible a/c. No orbital objs have retrograde motion or 30 min period.

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical [REDACTED] Astronomical Possibly Astronomical

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