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302532806

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 14 May 64

2. LOCATION Dayton, Ohio

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 15/0300Z

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

5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] No

6. SOURCE civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

9. COURSE South (?)

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright object as bright as an a/c landing light disappearing below horizon, white light. Bright moving star. Changed brightness with distance, stood still, flashed and flickered. In South.

11. COMMENTS Spica in South at 35 deg elevation. Venus in West setting at time of sighting. No object (Astro would set in S). Likely error in direction and VENUS was obj observed. Case considered to be a possible Venus observation.

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW: Probably Balloon] Probably Balloon [HW: Was Aircraft] Possibly Balloon [HW: Possibly Aircraft] Was Astronomical Venus [HW: Probably Astronomical] Possibly Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE] for Evaluation Unknown

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