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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
4 Feb 68 05/00052 Appleton, Wisconsin (Multiple)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable (AIRCRAFT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
4 Minutes Observer sighted bright red light that braveld in a NE
direction. He also stated toat he heard mring sound durins
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION the observation.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE COMMENTS: On the 117 that the observer returned he indicated
that he did not hear any noise. There is no evidence There is no evidence
NE that the object could
8. PHOTOS
Yes
CONo CONo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
ONo
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Z2. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHZMOMENCM 3EFORE? VE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME THEY IT TOO?
YES HO.
A. LIST THEIR HAMES AND ADORESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIODLE NAME
ADDM Staie and Zip Code)
NSIN Sya!
TELERH AGE
13 X MALE FEMALE
INDICATE AODITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDIN ION AND ANY EXPERIENCZ WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT
JAMES C. MANAN
NAMEDEPT.OF THE AIR FORCE DAY. 4 MNTH FEB. YEAR 19G8
26. DAT
DAY 1 MONTH = YEAR "
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE,
ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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Ploasa try to answar y quastions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo used for research rposos. Your name will sot be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We roquast this parsonal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, wa may contact you for further datails.
1. When did you see the object? 2.Time cf day: :O.5
Hour Minutes
4 FEB 1968 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M
Day Month Year
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern 8 Daylight Saving
6 Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other
when you saw the objoct? 89LONg X H0
APPieron W=30s
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County
.How long wo , Total Duration)
Hours Minutss Secands
5.1 How was time in sight detarmined?
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? YosX No.
6.What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy Cloudy
7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, whare was the SUN located as you lookad at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you · d. To your left
b. in back of you 8. Ovarhead
c. To your right 6. Don't romember
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, what did you notice co-cerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle Ore): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
6 None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few 6. Dull moonlight
Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't romember d. Don't remember
. What were the weather conditions at the time you say 13 - object?
CLOUDS (Circle On): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky Dry .
Hazy b. Fog, Tist, or light rain
Scattered clouds c. Moderat- or heavy rain
d. Thick c'ouds Snow
e. Don': romember
10. The object appeared: (Cirzle Ona):
a. Solid As a light
b. Transparent . Don't remember
c. Vapor
Circle One):
Brighter c. About the sane
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightn-ss to xotme common object:
12.The edges of the obiect were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred c. Other
b. Lik-.bright stor
Sharply outlined
d. Dor' remember
Did the object: (Circle One for each question) !
a. Appear to stend still at any time? No Don't know
b. Suddenly speed uo and rush awoy at any time? No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or exolocte? No Don't know
d. Give off smokn? Yas No Don't know
8. Change brightress? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shope? Yns No Don't know
g. Flash or flicke:? CO No Don't know —
h. Disappear and r-appeer? Yes No Don't know

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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
O=APEFRED QJER TAE HORIZSN
1. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No Don't Know. .IF you.answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: MauE BEHENO TREA
16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of:
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17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Soundltcn a. Soundltuin
b. Coior_Jusr RGD b. CoiorJusr RsD
: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have en covered by the match head? To rAC
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19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. JOST A BREGHT
LICNT

(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a Inside a building 6 In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an oirfield?
d. . In an airplane (type) . Flying over a city?
e. At sea f.
f. Other g. Other -
24. IF you were MOVING 4 AUTOmOBlLE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? _ miles per hour.
Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars No
b. Sun glasses Yes. No f. Telescope Yes
c. Windshield g. Theodolits Yes No
d. Window glass Yes) No h. Other
hat you saw, describe in your own wards a common
object or objocts which, when placed up in th sky, would give the same appearanco as the ooject which you sow.
BRIGT LIGHT

compass
whon you first sow it. Place a "B the object.
90° 750
NW NG
30
E
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28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obiect or objects made. Place an "A" the beginning of the
path, a"B"at end of the path, and slion uny changes in dir irection during the course, uring the course,
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WHERE WHERG
LAST LAST
BREN
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Draw a picture
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31.1 IF you answored YES, did they rcle One) Yes No
31.2 Plaase iist thei pames and ac
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32Please give the foliowing information about yourself:
NAM
Lost Name Lost Name First Name Middio Nome Middi Nome
D0 541 Wis
Street City City Zone Stote
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TELEPHONE NUME TELEPHONE AGE/3 AGE13 SEX SEX MAse MASE
- indicate any spsrienice, which might he pertinenr.
33. wisen and to whom did you res that you had seen the object?
Day Month Year

ip bb ina hover riàe stegight
Brillince B a it teaveled. We lost. sight North Ceastesy disectior Losing
of it as of it as it iA gined distance. gained distance,

If f you were a witness to an UFo sighting on 4 February 1968
would y you please complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it
in the envelope provided. you were not a witness to this
sighting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide be used in
evaluating this observation. Thank you
matter.
TECTORCOUTNTANT HECTORCOUTNTA AJr, ·Major, USAF 1 Atch
Chiei, Aerial Chier, Aeria hendmena Office hendmena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form ll7 w/envelope
Aerospace chnologies Division ologies Division
FTD (TD-PT/UFO FTD (TD-PT/UFO ) Petumel
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
217m
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 68
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
FIRST CLASS
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TO
Unclaimed REASON WRITER
Addressea
InsuVicient CHECKED
unknow Refused
Address .** Mani/towec, Wisconsin
No suc office in state 54220
Do not re-mai in this envalope
Moved, left no address
0 No such number
Moyed, not forwardable
□ Addrossee unknown
FTD FUL 383 This form supersodes ATIC Form Nr. 333, dated Dec 60, which is obselete.

4 Minutes Observer sighted a bright red light that traveled in a NE
t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION direction. He also stated that he heard mmin sound durid
the observation.
Ground-Visual mets: 0n) The 117 Thet The obsceuce
7. COURSE That he heae
he indrcated
No evider ho1
NE 13
8. 8. PHOTOS PHOTOS beer CN
Yes n Yes ToThe obse ToThe
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9. PHYSICA PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
L7 Yas itcuas it4as
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PA HIO 45433
RIPLY TO MAR 1 3 1969
ATTN OF: TDPT/UFO
SUBJECT:
TO:
Wisconsin 54911
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
- you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
addressed envelope. your observation to
the Air Force. rorce.
MES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF 1 Atch
oduction duction AF Form 117 AF Form 117
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE EUDGET DUREAU APPIOYAL
( NUWBEX 21-2258
AS POSSIBLE
ANSWER ALL UESTIONS E INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
NCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETURN T O AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR8O-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ 4 MONTH FEB. YEAR 1968
2. WHAT E DID FIRST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON?
HOURCANREBENUTES A.M. XP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID Y U L AST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
" A.M.
HOUR MINUTES P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN XCENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADORESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THZ
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
IN THE HOUSE HOUSE
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HOR!ZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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SA. HOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE CENTZR DF THZ COMPA3S ROSZ. PLACZ AM 'A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACZ A "S° ON THE COMPASS TOINDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SZZN.
NNW NNE
NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A B* AT THE 7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN *A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A B° AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE ·A* AND *B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A° AND "B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A° AND "B*. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SXETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk appropriaLe blOckS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING X IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELO
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT TAFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES S  NO. IF *NO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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IO. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMEHOM, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
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11. CONDiTioNs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY a. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW Rluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLouDS (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUOS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG + NONE OF THE ABOVE
C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW NOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY x MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
0.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO WHERE WAS S THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(NeM noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. STREETLAMP.ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
MOON
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEAREO DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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OF TOTHE EAST.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
IT Passeo IT Passe REES REES
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
M YES O NO. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
BEHINO SO REES
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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE ANO LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? I YES B. DO YOU JUSE READING GLASSES? YESNO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
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2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACEO IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
Caut THEN ANY
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR. NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF YES,DESCRIBE.
EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES."DESCRIBE.
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