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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 4 Nov 59 | 2. LOCATION | 1700 Mi East of Trinidad  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 04/2140Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Board Ship ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rador  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | not given | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | SE | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Bright obj appeared on horizon and ascended to an alt of 24 true. Obj disappeared behind cloud formation.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | A Jupiter missile was fire…

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CZCSQD099ZCJYF215
" " " "YY RJEDSQ
DE RJEZHQ SO2
Y 050224Z
FM HQUSAF
TO ATIC
BT

UNCL FOL FROM SS /KIYQ QUOTE MERINT 3227N 5515W
042140 OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED BRIGHT FLYING OBJECT STOP
OBJECT APPEARED ON HORIZON BEARING 245 DEGREES TRUE AND
ASCENDED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 24 DEGREES TURE OBJECT DISAPPEARED
BEHIND CLOUD FORMATION BEARING 130 DEGREES TRUE AT AN ALTITUDE OF
5 DEGREES TRUE AT 042156Z
MASTER UNQUOTE
BT
05/0225Z NOV RJEZHQ

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24E4G
3
44XM

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1959

# 'Big 3' Missiles Do Well In Tests

Atlas, Thor, Jupiter Demonstrate
U.S., Soviets Equal In ICBM Field

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 5—(AP)—The big three of U.S. missilery—Atlas, Thor and Jupiter—effectively demonstrated this nation's rocket retaliatory power in the past two days.

All three were launched on long-range test flights during a 20-hour period. Officials reported all successfully dropped simulated warheads on designated ocean targets.

The intermediate range Thor blasted off Tuesday night on a 1,500-mile journey; the Atlas took off on an intercontinental …

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TELEPHONED
TO AMC
NO. 71222
TIME 0332
ORS Bw.5
BY 93

5 Nov 59 07 17
1959 NOV 5 03 27

MDBRE
SZC8QE397ZCJYAS42

" " " YY RJEDS2
DK RJEZHC 331
Y 352224Z
PH NO USAF
TO ATIC
Y 042323Z
FM COGD SEVEN
TO RJWFAL/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/CHIEF OF STAFF USAF WASHDC
RBEGUN/COMEASTSEAFRON
RBKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RBEPJD/COMBT COGARD
RBEGUF/COMEASTAREA COGARD
RJESKB/32ND NORAD DIV
RBKHC/COMASDEFORLANT
USCG GRNC

PCL FROM S/T 5LLP 2233 GHT NOV 4 S/T
POSITION LAT 13.16 NORTH LONG 3640 WEST COURSE 312 SHOW
BRIGHT ROCKET ABOUT 15 DEGREES OFF PORT ROW ALTITUDE ABOUT
15 DEGREES BOUND SOUTHEASTWARD IT DISAPPEARED AT ALTIT…