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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 Jan 59 | 35.06N 129.57W (Pacific) | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 02/0914Z Jan 59 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE East  |
|  10.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
U.S. AIR FORCE MAIL DIVISION
25 JAN 59
INCOMING
METEOR
DTC
4E4

SMD A 025
ZCZCHOE293ZC2JA249
RJEZHO
DE RJWZAW 38
FM BW543/AFI2
TO RJEDDN/CINC CADC ENT AFB
RJEZHO/COFS HO USAF WASH
RBWPI/COMDR WESTSEAFRON TI
AF GRNC
BT

# EMERGENCY

HELLS BELLS SIGHTED OBJECT 0941Z TRAVLING FROM WEST TO EAST SOUTHERN
HORIZON GENERAL COURSE 120 MAGNETIC HEADING OUR PSN 3506N 12957W
HEADING 107 DEGREES MAGNETIC BEARING FROM OUR COURSE SPEED OF OBJECT
APPEARED SLOW ALUMINATION WAS QUITE BRILLIANT SKY WAS CLEAR DURATION
OF ALUMINATION WAS APPROX 4 SECONDS

BT
02/1010Z JAN RJWZAW

NOTE: A

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