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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  2 April 1966 02/1724Z | Nigeria, West Africa (1 Witness)  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Possible (AIRCRAFT)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | In view of experience of observer, not a firm identification.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  One Minute | Object covered 50 deg of arc in one minute. The light blinked about twice a second. Looked about like a first mag star. No sound heard.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE…

3 April 1966
JOS, Nigeria

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy, Florida

Dear Sir,

Please forgive the lack of direction in the above letterhead. I trust it will be enough.

On Saturday, 2 April, as I was watching for satellites, a most unusual device crossed directly overhead on an easterly course.

The time was 18:24 G.M.T. and two things made it most unusual. The first was its speed. In the 50 to 80 degrees of arc through which I observed it, not more than one minute elapsed.

The other was that it blinked very brightly at a rate of about two per second. It seemed to …

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
AIR LETTER
AIR-GENERAL

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Cape Kennedy, Florida
United States of America

[Red cross out illegible] — Second End of Page

Sender's name and address: Bob Ediger
Sudan Interior Mission, Aviation Dept.
JOS, Nigeria, West Africa

AN AIR LETTER SHOULD NOT CONTAIN ANY ENCLOSURE; IF IT DOES IT WILL BE SURCHARGED OR SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL.

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