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302555300

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

DATE - TIME GROUP 28 August 66 29/02452

LOCATION San Luis Obispo, California (3 Witnesses)

SOURCE Civilian

NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 - 30 Minutes

TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual (BX)

COURSE ENE

PHOTOS [No]

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [No]

CONCLUSION BALLOON [HW:]

BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Two different observers reported seeing an unusual object in the vicinity of San Luis Obispo, Calif. Object was compared with a large weather balloon by one observer. The object was reported to be round in shape and being amber and silver in color according to the observer. Both observers just happened to look up and noticed a starlike object in the sky at a time when no stars would have been visible.

A 450 ft experimental balloon, Project No H-66-74, was launched from Holloman AFB, N N on August 26, 66. The balloon was tracked to Taft, Calif., were it was lost in the area of a thunderstorm. Taft, Calif., is approximately 50 miles from San Luis Obispo, Calif.

FORM FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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