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USAF record 302531171

302531171

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 11,30N 97,10E [ILLEGIBLE]

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [HW: Ground-Visual] [HW: Ground-Radar] [HW: Air-Visual] [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5 PHOTOS 6 SOURCE Civilian

7 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9 COURSE

10 BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object appearing as Satellite observed to enter atmosphere. 2 or 3 seconds later small ball appeared. Brilliance and speed increased and object split. Object increased in size and lost brilliance becoming 5 object. Tail disappeared. Object occupied 30 deg of arc width. Except in final stage object appeared to parallel earth's surface. 55 seconds.

11 COMMENTS Possible decay. All descriptive data in accordance with this analysis. Outside chance of meteor, however, duration in accordance with decay.

CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possible Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possible Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possible Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Possible Decay Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

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