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302580460

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 183d 2. LOCATION Decatur, Illinois

20 or 21 Oct 68 2330Z

3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED] Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual

7. COURSE SSW to WSW 8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☒ No 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ☐ Yes ☒ No

10. CONCLUSION Other (CONFLICTING DATA)

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The observer sighted a white light that was similar to a star, however after looking at it through a telescope, he decided that it wasn't.

COMMENTS: In observers original letter, he gave the date of the sighting as 20 Oct 68. In his completed 117 he gave the date as 21 Oct 68. At 6:30PM local Arcturus was at about 23 deg elevation in the west and at 9:05PM local Arcturus was on the horizon at 302 deg azimuth. It seems quite likely that the observer was looking at Arcturus; however because of the conflict in dates the sighting is being carried as Conflicting Data.

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

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