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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 6 Dec 60 | 5. LOCATION | 3530N 13130W 350 mi W of Los Angeles, California | 19. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 0459 GMT 06/1359Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Atro-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft | ☐ Was Astronautical ☐ Probably Astronautical Meteor ☐ Possibly Astronautical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 2. SOURCE | Military | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for …

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
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AF IN: 11465 (6 Dec 60) Z/dfc
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO: ARMY-30, NAVY-90, OMC-6, JCS-28, OSD-15, NSA-7, BIA-11, OOP-3, SAPS-3, OOP-OP-1 (209)

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UNCLAS SPOIC 1990. CIRVIS POST LANDING REPORT. …

FACE TWO RJWZSBA 1

ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF A LARGE PEA HELD AT ARME LENGTH. OBJECT WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING IN LEVEL FLIGHT. ANGLE OF ELEVATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 23 DEGREES. THE OBSERVER REPORTED THAT WHILE FLYING ON AN APPROXIMATE 300 DEGREE MEADING THE OBJECT PASSED MORE SLOWLY THAN THE NORMAL SHOOTING STAR FROM THE 13 DEGREE POSITION TO THE 200 DEGREE POSITION IN APPARENT LEVEL FLIGHT. DURING THE OBSERVATION APPROXIMATELY SIX LARGE PIECES APPEARED TO BREAK OFF OF THE OBJECT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS ON TOP OF 4000 FOOT LAYER OF SCATTERED CLOUDS. THE OBSER…