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CASE REFERENCE8610263

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONAquadilla Puerto Rico

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Aquadilla, Puerto Rico

‘3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Leed on fae eal €: ) Ground-Vi sual & Ground-Reder
GuT_Lé ‘0 2U% 0 Air Visual 0 Air-interespt Radar
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE
O Yes
D No Civilian
7. LENGTH OF C3SERVATION 18, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
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12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolloon

Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical

Probably Astronomical

Possibly Astronomical
Catall ita

Other 2 e+ i's :

insufficient Dota for Evaluction

Unknown

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19. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS

Object with intensity of lst mag star moving
from W to SE. Flight path straight line.
Appeared to wiggle and change path at end of
observation.

answered.

with exception i
may be explained due
phenomenon,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Request for satellite
Characteris

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Li track sent and not

2 tic of satellite

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Reference letter — Aquadilla, ?. Ke, dated
13 December 1960, the information submitted by ‘Sal tdi was for-
warded to Space Track for correlation with ‘known satellites wita nesa-
tive results to date. Space frack is still attempting to correlate

the object sighted by @iqggymieme.ith known satellites and wien
results are known to ATIC, your office will be notified,

POR Tis COMMAND&Rs

PTDL Ge BVANS
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Science and Components

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