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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bailoon
3 Jun 59 Washington,D.C. 0 Probably Belloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probubly Aircraft
CMT... Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 13. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical M teor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilinn 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
1. 20 - 30 sees 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
2 mins 1 W to E
20. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
1. Orange L. Orange colored obj, aoout the Eize of colored obj, about the size of It in concluded that the obj was It ia concluied that the obj was
Jupiter, traveled in a fiat trajectory fm probably a fireball of unusual probably a fireball of unuuual
horizon to horizon. endurence. Correlated w/additomal rpt.
2. Copy info fm o4/o3o0z card 2. Copy info 1 o4/o300z card Possible overestimation on duration of
Large, orange, star-shaped obj, comewhat like second rpt. seeond rpt.
very large satellite. Very bright. Obj travelpa
horizontally across sky. Mammer of diseppearapce horizontally across sky. Mammer of disuppeerapce
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orange (we were a little excited at the amazing sight, I gue33, which caught
seto us completely unprepared for detailed and objective observing e estimated
that the object required from 3a 2o to 30 seconds to pass across the sky.
Counting back the minutes after it disappeared (and after we recovered our
from 2302 and 2303 EDT
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service which ended in October 1955, and I know i) that this was no ninxx
aircraft. It had no pulsating light, as aircraft always show over inhabited
areas and near airports. There was no green light as it came toward us and
no red light , as it moved away steady, unchanging orange light that
never varied throughout its ntire trajectory. We debated whether it could
have been a light on the belly of a fast-moving jet, but it seems impossible
that such a light would have been visible when the object was low on the
Amateur Astronomers Association of New also know 3that it wa3
neither Venus nor coocdry Jupiter for we both no ed its position relative
to these two planets during the "long" period of its transit.
We are deeply interested in this matter and would appreciate
hearing anything you could inform us about it, also whethe you ha re had any
other reports about it Neither one of us is likely to our feet"
by-a-sighting like this, but we.definitely .foel we havo -seen -sor
raal-and very unusual.
Sineeraly yours,

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by a sighting like this, but we definitely feel we have seen something
very real and very unusual.
Sincerely
Lt. Col. (Reto)
Washington 8, D.C. U. S. Air Force
Copies: Wright-Patterson AFB
Vandenberg AFB
Naval Observatory, Washington DC
P.S. I am former I am for the Hq USAF periodical "Air Intelligence
Digest" (19h8-52) and the "FEAF Intelligenee Roundup" Digest" (: 48-52) and the "FEAF Intelligenee Roundup" (1952-55).
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Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4E1
Natural Fhemomena Fhemomena (Ball Lis ning, etc) ring, etc)
- Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc.
FOL ALRCRAET. FOL ALRCCRAET. ASSSNCE AWAY. AWAT.
Other Bosusce Other Bosae SEARCHC1GOT SEARCH 8ur W.TNSSS 510
HMrE IGEN THEBEAMONA CLEAS NIGAT.
PRoasset C0oo-
Analyuis and Conclusions: 250 miLEs WNEN F.RIT SEEN OGJECT
WOULD 1AJE. TO 1445 A SPEED oF
-To Go FROM HaRIzoN 7o 1=0N 12J 1N T0 5EN0).. .
THs ORJEeT MAS rce THC 1N01rToN5 OE A FiRe -JALL
lovcosusn Y COOG DURATON - THE OfSCR1PTIO~
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Ti-6 SPEED FIFS , CTOWESER THE ACsENe af STHEr
LITWESIES 15 4A2D To CNOERSTAvO-
17 1s SWC TMAT Tuth WCmESi63
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