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USAF record 302532953

302532953

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 18 May 64

2. LOCATION Mount Vernon, Virginia

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 18/2315Z

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

5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 17 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one/two

9. COURSE West

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Small oval obj with white glow brighter than the moon was visible observed in diameter from the Moon at the moon's 3 o'clock position. Obj gradually moved around moon to 12 o'clock position of moon 3 diameter's length. This motion took 15 mins. Then obj moved to W about 15 diameters of Moon in one min. Then obj grew dim, split in two particles with one being a grey cloud-like followed with EX No longer visible to naked eye Obj split in two again and gradually faded This sequence consumed one min Total duration 17 min Sighting at dusk toward setting sun.

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other UNIDENTIFIED Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

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