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| 1. DATE - TIME GROUP

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1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ?

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

2. LOCATION

25=29 August 1965 s Sequoia Noetional Fark, California
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSIO
Civilian A/C

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One Sach Time

lotion to the West rules out Satellites. tfrobable recular scheduled
airline flight.

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not Reported

- TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Froum=-Visual

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PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Object observed on three nishts assumed to be Satellite by
the witnesses, Flicht was reported us from the SE to the NW
on each occasion and th: elevation at | lefrees,

llotion to Weat rules out Sai ellite. Reruler scheduled airline
flight at high altitude would Inve the same observable
characteristics.

FORM

-F1TD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) prev

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23-295 Aug 657.

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| 24 November 1965

| Mrs Hunt/sh/SAFOTCC/72842/oh, Nov 65

Dear Mr aap

If your direction of flight is correct, the object which
you observed on 25 and 29 August 1965 was not a satellite. All
known satellites have an easterly component in their direction

Since you observed the object on succeeding nights, it is
more likely that the object you observed was an aircraft ata
high altitude on a regularly scheduled flight.

Since you expressed an interest in satellites, I am en-
closing @ list of the visible satellites and space debris.

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Sincerely,

Ot By SPAULDING
Lt Colonel, uSsAF
f .4 Chief, Civil Branch
ie Community Relations Divisior.
Office of InPormation

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UFO Sighting, 25-29 Aug 65

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Mr Minas requested information on identification of
an object which he assumed to be a satellite. The object was
observed between 25 August and 29 August while on a trip to the
Sequoia National Park. If } is correct in his direction
of flight, it is likely that the object observed was not 4 satellite.
No known satellites have retrograde orbits. All know sate

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