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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 4 November 1956 | 2. LOCATION Point Arena, California | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 05/0422Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. SOURCE ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. ninety-nine minutes b. sixty one minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two | 9. COURSE…

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6 Nov 56 10 55

MPH111NFC 58 YDD 56 WYB 71SBA095LCA 36
HM RJEDEN RJEDWP
DE RJWF02 77A
H 518152
FM COMAIRDIVDEF 28 HAMILTON AFB CALIF
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEF COM RNT AFB CLO SPRGS COLO
RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTER AFB OHIO
BEN/COMDR 46 1/2 AISS HAMILTON AFB CALIF
BY
(B) (B) (S) (S) (F) (I) (A) RADAR RETURN P

MOTION REPORT
1955 NOV 6 AM 08:39

BLIGHTTLT LARGER THAN AIR CRAFT (DC-7) PD (1) (C) N/A PD (1) (D) TWO PD (1) (E) TRAIL 12 TO 15 MILES SEPARATION PD (1) (F) NONE PD (1) (G) NONE PD (1) (I) NONE PD (1) (A) SURVEILLANCE PD (2) (D) 170-175 MILES 21, FEET (IF 2 55) PD 180-185 MILES 21, FEET (IF 1545) PD (2) (C) RIPA PP MILES, 25,2 FEET PD 184-188 MILES 21, FEET PD (2) (D) TRACK APPROXIMATELY 185 AT 6-10 KNOTS, SLIGHTLY HARATIC PD (2) (E) SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN AIRCRAFT TO POINT OF FACE PD (2) (F) ONE HOUR 35 MINUTES PD ONE HOUR 35 MINUTES PD (3) (A) GROUND ELECTRONIC PD (3) (B) NONE PD (3) (C) N/A PD (4) (A) 42 22

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NOV 56 PDT CMA 5422 NOV 56 BULU PD (4)(B) NIGHT PD (5) NJ 2943 PD
(6)(A) A/A PD (6)(B) CMA A/30 PT ARENA
AIR FORCE STATION PT ARENA CALIF PD RADAR OPERATOR RELIABLE PD (7)
(A) A/C IN AREA REPORTED SCATTERED CLUBDS BELOW
HIM (4,520 FEE) CLEAR ABOVE PD (7)(E) 15,000-020/23: UPMPPPAEVPKUP
25,000-350/20 PD (7)(C) NONE PD (7)(D) UNLIMITED AT ALTITUDE PD
(7)(E) SCATTERED AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET PD (7)(F) NONE PD (8)
OAKLAND WEATHER BALLOH NIGHT ACCOUNT FOR ONE TARGET PD EXACT LOCATION
OF BALLOON NOT KNOWN PD VARYING ALTITUDE (RISING) HEAVILY DISCOUNTS
THIS POSSIBILITY PD (9) NONE PD
(10) ONE RC-…