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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 13 May 64 | 2. LOCATION Newman, Texas; Carlsbad, N Mexico | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local Immed after dusk GMT 14/0210Z | 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 military | ☑ Was Astronomical Betelgeux ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 hrs 50 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. C…

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ACTION : NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, DIA-15 (31)

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FM 6SAW WALKER AFB NMEX
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUWGHW/29TH NORAD REGION OKLA CITY OKLA
RUCDSQ/AFSC FOREIGN HECHNOLOGY DIVISION
WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HEADQUARTERS USAF AFNIN WASH DC
INFO RUCSBR/SAC
RUWBKN/15AF MARCH AFB CALIF
ZEN/22SAD WALKER AFB NMX
BT

14 May 64
W. of Carlsbad, New Mexico

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BECAME MORE EVENLY BALANCED; BINOCULARS THEN HAD TO BE USED TO
DISTINGUISH COLORATION. FLICKERING WAS MORE PRONOUNCED
THAN THAT OF A "NORMAL" STAR. (THIS IS A COMPOSITE
APPRaisal BY OBSERVERS ON THE SPOT.) B. (1) A CIVILIAN
YOUNGSTER (15 YEARS OLD) SCANNING SKIES WITH 5- POWER
BINOCULARS FIRST CAME UPON THIS TRI-COLORED CELESTIAL
PHENOMENA. (2) OBJECT INITIALLY OBSERVED DUE WEST OF
CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO; ELEVATION: 40 (DEGREES) ABOVE
HORIZON, LEFT AND BELO …

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DUE-WEST OF CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO; F. OBSRM
CIVILIANS: (A) APPROXCMUHELY 48;
, CARLSBAD, NMEX,
TECHNICALLY COMPETENT TO RELAY RELIABLE INFORMATION. (B)
, SON OF (1)(A) ABOVA, 15 YRS OLD. RENDERED
OBJECTIVE ACCOUNT OF OBSERVATIONS. (C)
ABOVUT 25 YEARS OLD, , KAVE, CARLSBAD.
ECHOED INFORMATION OF (1)(A) ABOVE WITHOUT AS MUCH TECHNICAL
COMPETENCE. (D) MR. , AGE UNKNOWN, TEL:
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALST ON DUTY AT CARLSBAD AIRPORT
DURING PERIOD OF REPORTED SIG…

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50M: 2850. (3) CEILING: HEIGHT UNKNOWN. (4) VISIBILITY: 15 NAUTICAL MILES. (5) CLOUD COVER: THIN PARTIAL, SCATTERED TO BROKEN. (6) PIREP FROM CANNON AFB REPORTED A TSTM 20 MILES SW EALKER AFB AT 2300Z. NONE OBSERVED AT WALKER. H. NO UNUSUAL METEROLOGICAL PHENDOMENA IN AREA OF SIGHTING WAS REPORTED. LAUNCHING OF APPOLLO SPACECRAFT FROM WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE EARLIER THAT DAY (1300Z 13 MAY 1964) DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY CORRELATIVE SIGNIFICANCE; I. NO I…

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TRAFFIC OR BALLON RELEASES IN AREA THAT MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THIS SIGHTING. K. REPORTING OFFICER: ASST. OIC, COMBAT INTELLIGEFCE BRANCH, WALKER AFB, NEW MEXICO. COMMENTS: COMMENTS OF OBSERVERS INTERVIEWED INDICATES CONSISTEFCY OF REPORTING THIS ISOLATED SIGHTING. WEATHER PHENOMENA CANNOT BE FULLY DISCOUNTED, HOWEVER, THE RELATIVE LONG DURATION AND EVEN PATTERN OF THE DESCENT OF THIS OBJECT DOWN TO THE HORIZON RELATES IT MORE CLOSELY TO IT BEING ANOTHER CELEST…