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CASE REFERENCE7438227

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONKelso Washington

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PROJECT 19073 RECORD

| Lf DATE. TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION |
23 July 1955 24/06402 Kelso, Washington
3. SOURCE 130. CONCLUSION
Civilian | SATELLITE
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i. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Object reported by the witness to be a Satellite, ECHO and FEC:
One _ schedules checked and not in ars: Pim bahls Oth Saielli
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ae BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Stated | tellite observed in flight from North to South. Observer

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Groum-Viscal
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2. PHOTOS

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9.. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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requested specific identi fication,
Description in accord with Satellite sighting.

ETD sep 463 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used,

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HEADQUARTERS 2
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION :
AiR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND | FFA
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE a pes , !
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO As o.: 4
REPLY TO 72 ae ra a ;
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UFO Sighting, Kelso, Washington, 23 Jul 65 ser 22 E465

tot Hq USAF SAPOICC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash DC 20330

Reference the attached letter Sager a requesting :
in?srnation on her observation of 23 July 1965. Her observa- |

tion nas been evaluated as a satellite. The description which
she cave is in accord with this analysis. Both Echo and Pegasus |
schedules have been checked and none of these satellites were

over the area at the time. However, there are more than thirty

. satellites and satellite componenets in orbit which are visible
to the mked eye.

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