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PROJECT 16073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS

12.
GO Was Balloon
ta Anr 58 Denton, Mebraska QO Probably Belloon
2, DATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION /G  Possivly Balloon
sere, dvi ‘ O Was Aircraft
Veeat. — “OGround-Vi sucl GB Ground-Rader sa Probably Aircraft
CMT JS 02 207 D Air- Visual O Air-intercopt Radar | 4 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Wes Astronomical
0 Yes QO Probably Astronomical
No Civil ia n 7 a G Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; ; Q Unkrown
| L-2 mins One NE-S# ret urn Lne mM
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rad obj at a distance. Oval close up Probably a/c,
& head on. At a distance dhe size of
4 tonnis ball. Length of a cabin plan
fm a side view. At a distance-red,
close up Silver white w/red light.
Red lignt was blinking.

ATIC FORM 22° (R2V 25 SEP $2)

(5) NONE
H. N/A
I. N/A

J. DURING THE PER LOD 62532 TO 23352 15 APRIL, ONE C-47, Two

KC#5 Sg THREE B-47"S DEPARTED LINCOLN AFB, ONE C45, ONE B47

ARRIVED LINCOLN AB,

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POSSIBLY SEVERAL DISFERENT AIRCRAFT AND THE UPPER RED r LASHING
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LIGHT WAS THE BRIGHT LIGHT THey SAW, THEY DID MENTION SEEING AND
HEARING FOUR JETS TAKE OFF AFTER THE THIRD AND FINAL APPEARANCE (
Of THE OBJECT THEY WERE WATCHING, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LAST
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} (1) 2229Z TO 9334Z, 15 APRIL 1953.

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OF DENTON, NEBRASKA, APPROXIMATE POSITION IS FORTY DEGREE

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CS) Tit OBJECT WAS DESCRISZO IN A HEAD ON VIEW AS BEING OVAL
SHAPED WITH A RED LIGHT ON EACH SIDE NEXT TO THE OVAL OUTLINE,
ANOTHER DESCRIPTION WAS THAT IT HAD 5 TO 15 WINDOWS FROM A SIDE ek

VitW WITH EXTREMELY BRIGHT LIGHTS S INSIDE,
(7) N/A,
(8) DESCRIBED AS A WHIRRING NOISE OF TW9 PROPELLOR DRIVEN
ENGINES WITHOUT EXHAUST NOISZ, ON ITS OUTBOUND TRACK oF iTS THIRD
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(3) RED OBJECT WAS BLINKING,
| Be DESCRIPTION OF COURSE oF OBJECT s
Ci) SRIGHT RED COLOR,

(2) ABOUT A FORTY DEGREE ANGLE IN THE NORT: HWEST,

JECT GOING NORTHWEST AND THEN RETURNING

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OBJECT SUDEENLY APPEARZD, MADE A RIGHT ANGLE TURN, THEN A BURST

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OF SPEED AND EVERYTHING WENT BLACK,

(5) DESCRIBED AS GOING EAST, SEEMED TO SPEED UP AND SUDDENLY
TURN LIGHT OFF, THE OBSERVERS SAID IT SEEMED LIKE A Low FLYING
AIRCRAFT AS IT DISAPPEARED

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ANNER OF OBSERVATIONS
C1) GROUND VISUAL,

» TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING;
(1) 22262 TO 93382, 15 APRIL 1953,
(2) CLEAR NIGHT,
E, LOCATION OF OBUERVERS WAS ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILZS EaST

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f., DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: |
(1) ROUND AT A DISTANCE, OVAL CLOSE UP AND HEAD ON,
(2) AT A DISTANCE THE SI1Z2 OF A TENNIS BALL, CLOSE UP,

DESCRIBED ONLY AS LARGE WITH THE RED LIGHTS THE SIZE OF AN :

ORDINARY ALARM CLOCK..ALSO DESCRIBED AS THE LENGTH OF A CABIN

PLANE FROM THE SID VIEW,

(3) AT A DISTANCEs RED, CLOSE UP: SILVER WHITE WITH RED

L IGHT.

(4) ONE.

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($) THE OBJECT WAS DESCRIBED IN A HEAD ON VIEW AS BEING OVAL
SHAPED WITH A RED LIGHT ON EACH SIDE NEXT TO THE OVAL OUTLINE,
NOTHER DESCRIPTION WAS THAT IT HAD 9 TO 15 WINDOWS FROW A SIDE |

T2W WITH EXTREMELY BRIGHT LIGHTS INSIDE,

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