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CASE REFERENCE9317148

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONKauai Hawaii

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wos Balloon
22 April 1963 Kauai, Hawaii O Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Leceal X&Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar CXXxProbobly Airerof
GMT 23/0608Z O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft i
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably paren rice
XDNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other =
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
. O Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Reddish light same size as star in Jet a/c reported in area at i
flight to SE or E observed at 80 dgr high altitude at this time

elevation in NW. w/afterburner, Object con-

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE | 2 LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Wes Balloon
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cur 25/06052

24 April 1963 Kauai, Hawaii
3, DATE-TIME GROUP i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 2_—s Possibly Balloon
Lecel & Ground. Vi sual

Wes Aleroft
DB Ground-Roder LEE Wes Aire Aircraft

Starlike object, hich altitude, bright
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D Air Vis O Air-Intercept Roeder O Possibly Aircroft
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE wt on SEI
CO Insufficient Deta for Evaluction
Not Reported One ESE O Unknown
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Possibility of a/c, however, ECHO was
visible to the SW and SE of observer
at reported time.