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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 8 December 1956 | 2. LOCATION Medford, Oregon | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 08/1127Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION five seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE North  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMA…

08/1127Z
Witness 10

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OO RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWPDM 3C
O
FM COM 25TH AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
TO RJEDEN/COM ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMAIR TECH INTELL CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HDQ USAF WASH 25 DC
BT

I DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS:
A SHAPE: ROUND WITH STREAMER
B SIZE: UNKNOWN
C COLOR: WHITE
D NUMBER: ONE
E FORM: N/A
F DETAILS: NONE
G TAIL, TRAIL: TAIL (SIZE UNKNOWN)
H SOUND: NONE

UNCLASSIFIED
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4X2A
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CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED
OR CHANGED TO UNCL
AUTH: AFR 225-1D
DATA 2-176 (ii)
BY H. Quintanilla

ATIC
8 DEC 56 13 50

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I OTHER FEA…

B ANGLE OF ELEVATING AND AZIMUTH WHEN OBSERVED: HIGH ABOVE 16,000 FT TRAVELING NORTH.
C ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH WHEN DISAPPEARING: HIGH ABOVE 16,000 FT TRAVELING NORTH.
D DESCRIPTION OF FLIGHT PATH: FLYING ALONG HORIZON.
E MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE: UNKNOWN.
F LENGTH OF TIME IN FLIGHT: FIVE SECONDS.
III MANNER OF OBSECCATION:
A HOW OBSERVED: AIR.
B OPTICAL AIDS USED: EYES.
C AIRBORNE SIGHTING: WESTERN AIRLINES 16,000 FT BETWEEN EUG AND MFR.
IV TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A ZULU TIME-DATE OF SIGHTING: 08/1127Z
B LIGHT CONDITIONS: NIGHT.
V LOCATION OF OBSERVER: OVER MEDFORD, OREGON.
VI IDENT…

VIII BELIEVED BY OBSERVER NOT TO BE METEOR OF COMET
VIII NONE
K NONE
KI NONE
BT
08/1352Z DEC RJWPDM

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