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LABRANCHE, W.E. Capt PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 13 Dec 60 | 2. LOCATION | 4044N 6440W BSE of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts | 13. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical Meteor ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1849 CMT 13/2249Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |  |   |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ …

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DATE: 19 DEC 49
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UNCLAS 5510IN 6338.

ACTION ADC, 26ADIV (SAGE), ATIC, AFCIN, SAFIS. UFO REPORT. PER PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 200-2, UFO SIGHTING IS REPORTED AS FOLLOWS
A. OBJECT DESCRIPTION (1) APPEARED TO BE ELLIPTICAL (FOOTBALL TYPE) (2) SIZE OF DIME (3) BLUE-WHITE WHEN FIRST SIGHTED, …

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SPEED OF OBJECT (2) APPROXIMATELY 28 DEGREES DECLINATION AND TRUE AZIMUTH 338 DEGREES (3) APPROXIMATELY 3 DEGREES DECLINATION AND TRUE AZIMUTH 338 DEGREES (4) NO MANEUVERS, OBJECT TRAVELED STRAIGHT IN WSW DIRECTION, DEECENDING. (5) BEHIND DECK OF STRATUS CLOUDS TO THE NORTH AND BELOW OF AIRCRAFT HEADING (6) 5 SECONDS G. (1) AIR-VISUAL (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS (3) RC-121D NUMBERED 523428 AT ALTITUDE OF 8,388 FEET, HEADING (MAGNETIC) 291 DEGREES, TAS OF 218 KNOTS, HOME STATION OTIS AFB, MASSACHUSETTS. D. (1) DATE-TIME GROUP 1322492 (2) NIGHT E. LOCATION: 48 DEGREES 44 MINUTES NORT…