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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  21 December 50 21/14/40Z | Los Alamos, New Mexico  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | ASTRO (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Evaluated as a meteor observation.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  3 Seconds | Object was round, brilliant green. Very fast speed. Thought at first it was a meteorite as it appeared suddenly, light orange, yellow in color; short tail of flame. It immediately began to flare up, grew brite green, larger and brighter - seemed …

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REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY PROTECTIVE FORCE
LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO
DATE 21 12 1950
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1. Name of Observer
Last First M.I.
Station assigned off duty Section -
Home Address Telephone
Names of other known observers None

2. Time and date of sighting 0740 hours 21 12 1950
Day Month

3. Point of observation 12 St - Los Alamos - 1300 block

4. Direction of object from observer 10 to 15° left of straight south.

5. Distance of object from observer 5-6 miles

6. Angle of elevation from horizon first appeared at about 35° above horizon

7. Directio…

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12. Apparent construction ?
13. Apparent means of support and/or propulsion ?
14. Size of object Apparent size of baseball
15. Luminosity of object Brilliant green
(Bright, very bright, glaring, etc.)
16. Color of object Green
17. Sound None
18. Odor None
19. Speed Less than meteoritic but very fast
20. Evidence of trail or exhaust Short trail of fire - green - red
sparks or flame occasionally.
21. Effect on clouds None
22. Tactics or maneuvers None
23. Manner of disappearance Appeared to burn out just before hittin…

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short spurts of red flame around edges. Turned a brilliant, flaring green, died down slightly and then abruptly went out.

Observer's signature /s/ J. [illegible] [illegible]
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26. Additional remarks of investigator

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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

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