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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 24 Feb 54 | 2. LOCATION Long Beach, California | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 25/0400Z | 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 civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE manuvered  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF…

24 FEB 25/0400Z
CONG SEARCH, CALIF 6
Multi
25Fec51 08 48a
G. Ates
J. Atey
F. B. file

RE389
WP3393
YDC383
XYA173
BRC923
BWD C242
BWDX312
~~RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPQW 444~~

DE BWDXW 15
R 243735Z

FM HQ 2347TH AFRTC LBEACH MUNI APRT CALIF
TO JEDEN/COMDR AIR DEF COMMAND ENT AFB COLO
JEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC

JEPQW/COMDR CONAC MITCHEL AFB NY
AF GRNC

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(A) WEHRE COUNTING THE STARS IN THE BIG DIPPER
(B) NEGATIVE
(C) NEGATIVE
(D) STOOD STILL IN SKY FOR 34 SECONDS (SOUTH OF LONG BEACH) THEN STARTED
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH. AS IT STARTED TO MOVE A WHITE LIGHT CAME ON

FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE RED LIGHT
(E) NEGATIVE
(F) ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
(G) GROUND VISUAL
(H) NEGATIVE
(I) NEGATIVE
(J) 2400
(K) NIGHT
(L) IN SOUTH LONG BEACH
(M) [redacted], AND [redacted]; 13 YEAR OLD BOYS,
(B) BELMONT HEIGHTS CALIF. TELE PHONE [redacted]
(N) CLEAR
OO(B) 100 AT 5K, 70 AT 7K, 70 AT 11K, 90 AT 11K, 50 AT 9K

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(C) CLEAR
(D) 7 MILES
(E) NEGATIVE
(F) NEGATIVE
(G)
(H) NEGATIVE
(I) NEGATIVE
(J) NEGATIVE
(K) NEGATIVE
(L) BASE OFFICER OF THE DAY. BELIEVE THE YOUTH SAW AN AIRCRAFT COMING
IN THEIR DIRECTION WHICH WOULD MAKE AIRCRAFT LOOK LIKE IT WAS
STANDING STILL

25/3725Z FEB BUDKW