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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. CATION | CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  29 May 1952 | Tipp City, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☑ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 30/06/52 | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE AF Capt & Major | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF O…

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At 0815 EST, Capt Govednik (telephone 39140) called to say that at 2300 EST he and a Major Franklin (Ext. 21162) observed an unusual object from Tipp City, Ohio, on 29 May 1952. They were observing the sky through a 6 inch telescope when Major Franklin observed this object moving. Both observed it and it appeared to be similar to a 2nd magnitude star. It was first observed near Spica and moved to Delta Corvis, 30° of arc, in from 10 to 15 seconds.

One half hour later the same or a similar object was observed to go from N to S between the same two stars. It was seen for from 10-15…