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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 8 Jan 61 | 2. LOCATION | Tarawa Island (Pacific)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1841 GMT 090641Z Jan 61 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE | SW | 10. OTHER | ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Very bright green firey object with red tail. Very high speed below cumulus clouds. Burned out. Approx …

RECEIVED
18 JUN 1944
ATIC UNCLASSIFIED
1961 JUN 14 20 16

HQA 293
RR RJEDSO
DE RJEZHQ 386
R 138445Z
FM MEDUSAF WASH DC
TO RJEDSO/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
BT

/PAREN USAF PASSES PER REQUEST OF AFCIN
TO ATIC FOR INFO X QUOTE FM USA IRA CANBERRA
AUSTRALIA TO PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII X CSAF WASH DC X
CHARLIE DASH FOUR

X PACAF FOR PFICO RPT PFICO X USAF FOR AFCIN DASH ONE X REF YOUR
PFICO DASH ONE EIGHT EIGHT SIX AND ARMY WELLINGTON CHARLIE X RAY
DASH TWO AND MY CHARLIE DASH TWO BOTH INFO USAF AND PACAF X ADDITIONAL
INFO FROM ARMA WELLINGTON QUOTE FOLLOWING INFO RELAYED BY
REGARDING SIGHTING BY NATIVES ON T…

PAGE TWO RJEZHQ 386

DASH TWO X ONE EIGHT FOUR ONE HOURS AT NUKUNAU VERY BRIGHT GREEN FIREY OBJECT WITH RED TAIL CROSSED OVER ISLAND EAST TO WEST AT HIGH SPEED BELOW CURULUS CLOUDS BURNING OUT TO SOUTHWEST X APPROX. ALTITUDE THREE XERO DEGREES X VISIBLE FIVE SECONDS IN DAYLIGHT AND UNLIKE A METEORITE UNQUOTE

BT
14/19822 JAN RJEZHQ

Classification Cancelled
(or changed to UNCLEAR
Auth. Daniel C. P. T. OP
By [illegible]
Date [illegible]
AFR 205-1, Par 272
3 Jan 68

UNCLASSIFIED