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USAF record 302578175 (1968)

302578175

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PROJECT 1953 RECORD

1. DATE GROUP 20 JUL 68 2108Z FTE 21/0502Z

2. LOCATION SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

3. SOURCE CIVILIAN

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION FOUR MINUTES

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GROUND-VISUAL

7. COURSE [REDACTED]

8. PHOTOS [HW:] N Yes X NoX

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [HW:] O Yes D NoX

10. CONCLUSION SATellite [REDACTED] (SCHO II)

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS See case files.

CONCERNS: Reference the observers unidentified flying object observation of 20 July 1968. Satellite records indicate that on 20 Jul '68 at approximately 10:57 pm, SCHO II should have been visible north of the observers position The satellite traveled roughly due south and passed slightly east of the observers position At about 11:06 pm it passed into the earth's shadow southeast of the observers position and would not have been visible any longer SCHO II has a stellar magnitude of -l and as such is brighter than almost all or the stars and most of the planets.

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