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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 25 Nov 55 | 2. LOCATION Iamax, Ill |   | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☑ Was Astronomical Parhelia ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local n GMT 25/2305Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |   |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☑ Not recvd ☐ No | 6. SOURCE civilian  |   |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 45 mi…

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Nov 26 05 45 55

WPC361 YMA252 GAS16
RR RJEBHF RJEBUP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDHG 2J
R 260215Z
FM COMDR 791ST ACAW SO HANNA CITY ILL
TO RJEBHF/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPGS COLORADO INFO RJEDHG/COMDR 31ST UDIV SHELLING AFS ST PAUL HINN RJEBUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PUTTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USUF WASHINGTON 25, D. C. BT
/UNCLASSIFI/ 791-978
1) 4E4
2) 4E4
3) 4-4X2a

1. A. ROUND LIKE BALL
B. BASEBALL AT LENGTH
C. WHITE AN YELLOW GROWING BRIGHTLY
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. DESCENDING
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. BALL SHAPE …

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2. A. SPOTTING FOR AIAPLANES
B. 75 ABOVE THE HORIZON
C. 15
D. STRAIGHT TO THE SOUTHWEST
E. GLOWING RED AND DISAPPEARED
F. FIRST SITE 2305Z. LAST EIGHT, 2350Z -- 45 MIN

3. A. GROUND - VISUAL
B. BINOCULARS QUEST MULLY COATED 7X50 71
C. N/A

4. A. 25/2305Z
B. NEARING DUSH ON INTO BARKNESS

5. FJPL 5641

6. A. HRS L [REDACTED] 50 [REDACTED] LONAX ILL
HR D [REDACTED] 54 SECTION CHIEF ATSFBR LENAX ILL
HR [REDACTED] 50 FARMER LENAX ILL
B. N/A

7. A. CLEAR AND CALM
B. N/A
C. CLEAR
D. NONE

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E. NONE
8. NONE
9. THREE PHOTOGRAPHS
10. NONE
11. FJPL 5641 NE NP431 2346Z ONE UNK, HIGH
FJPL 5641 W NP432 2346Z ONE UNK, HIGH
12. IT APPEARS FROM THE TIME OF DAY AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT THAT
THIS WOULD BE A PHENOMENA OF THE SUN SUCH AS A SUN SPOT. LT RICHARD
R. BLOWER DIRECTOR ON DUTY 791ST AGAIN 7QD.
BT
26/3243Z NOV RJEDNG

Color Slide of Son Dog

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AFOIN-4E4/Capt. Hardin/69216<br/>
vp/B 263 P A27<br/>
189 NOV 1955

1. No foreign objects are visible on the slide. The few specks appear to be development flaws.

2. If anything unusual was visible to the observer, it was most likely reflection of the setting sun or "sun dog".

T. J. CONNAIR, JR.<br/>
MAJOR USAF, Adjutant.<br/>
Air Technical Intelligence Center

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