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|  PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD  |   |   |
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|  1. DATE 5 Feb 64 | 2. LOCATION Montgomery, Alabama | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 06/0010Z | 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 Venus, Jup ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 40 minutes, still insight | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two | 9. COURSE …

5 06/00102
MOST COMPANY, JOHNSTONE
VENUS TURNER
SMB D146
SWA109
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCQSW 153A 07/1950Z
UNCLAS E F T O ZUI RUEAHQ 154S 07/1830Z X ZDK RUCQSW 58 07/1530Z
PP RUWGALE RUCQGM RUEAGL RUEAHQ
DE RUCQSW 58 07/1530Z
P 071507Z
FM 3826 COMDCONGP MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUCQGM/MOADS GUNTER AFB ALA
RUEAGL/AFSC
RUEAHQ/OSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS E F T O FROM CCG-I 02-003. AFSC FOR FTD. CSAF FOR AFNIN
SAF FOR SAFOI.
SUBJECT: UFO REF PAR 14, AFR 200-2
A. (1) STAR SHAPED
(2) LARGER ONE-BASEBALL, OTHER 2/3 THAT SIZE
(3) INTENSITY AND COLOR OF BRILLIANT STAR
(4) TWO (2)
(5) BOTH SAME ELEV…

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(8) NONE

(9) VERY BRILLIANT

B. (1) APPROX 1810 HRS (LOCAL) WIFE CALLED IT TO HIS ATTENTION WHEN ARRIVING HOME

(2) ELEVATION-45 TO 50 DEGREES, AZIMUTH-260 DEG

(3) DID NOT OBSERVE DISAPPEARANCE-LAST OBSERVATION WAS AT 1050 HRS AND WAS THEN IN SAME RELATIVE POSITION

(4) NONE

(5) NOT OBSERVED

(6) APPROX 40 MINUTES

C. (1) GROUND VISUAL

(2) NONE USED

(3) NO AIRBORNE SIGHTING

D. 0010Z FEBRUARY

(2) DUSK TO NIGHT

E. SOUTH EAST MONTGOMERY (NO…

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(2) (A) AREP DEG AT 3 KNOTS
(B) 320 DEG AT 35 KNOTS
(C) 210 DEG AT 45 KNOTS
(D) 200 DEG AT 50 KNOTS
(E) 220 DEG AT 65 KNOTS
(F) 250 DEG AT 100 KNOTS
(G) 270 DEG AT 70 KNOTS

(3) 4,00 SCATTERED, ABOVE 20,000 BROKEN
(4) 8 MILES
(5) 8/10

(6) TOWERING CUMULUS WEST AND NORTH, COLD FRONT HAD PASSED THROUGH APPROX 1 HOUR PRIOR TO OBSERVATION

(7) NEGLIGIBLE

H. MAXWELL AFB METEOROLOGIST (MAJ HOWARD) STATED TO INVESTIGATING OFFICER THAT BOTH SATURN AND VENUS ARE NOW VISIB…

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K. LT COL D. R. SMITH, DIRECTOR OF INTEL, 3826 COND CON GP (AU)

COMMENTS: DURING THE PERIOD OF OBSERVATION, THE SIGHTING WAS REPORTED BY THE OBSERVER TO A LT COL (USAF RET) WHO IMMEDIATELY (1840 HRS) STEPPED OUTSIDE FOR OBSERVATION AND MADE THREE OBSERVATIONS DURING THE PERIOD OF 1840 TO 1935 HOURS WITH NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN OBJECT POSITION. COL, WHO WAS A COMMAND PILOT WITH 7,000 FLYING HOURS, STATED TO THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER THAT HE IMMEDI…