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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 12 Jan 51 | 2. LOCATION | Ft Benning Ga  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 13/0401Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Intercept Rador  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | 9 Civilians  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 20 Minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | SE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Shape - Round w/fan shaped wake. Color very bright star. Size - Star. Speed - Hover to high speed. Alt- Well above clouds. Remained stationary 20 min th…

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12 January 1950
Los Alamos, New Mexico
ASTRO (METEOR)

12 Jan. 1951 - Report from ten Los Alamos employees. Tear shaped
object with small tail; very bright appearance;
descended slowly; sky lighted up for about 1 sec;
observation time 05:00.
Unconfirmed reports from dropped sky military pilot in his rooming.

7-3712-34

UNCLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL

|  SUMMARY OF INFORMATION | DATE 22 Jan 51  |
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PREPARING OFFICE
Dom Intel Br, G-2. Sec, Hq Third Army, Ft McPherson, Georgia

SUBJECT
Unidentified Object Sighted Over Fort Benning, Georgia, 12 Jan 51

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OF SOURCES OF INFORMATION
COMPLETELY RELIABLE . . . . . . A CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES . . . . . . 1
USUALLY RELIABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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UNCLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL
UNCLASSIFIED
PROJECT TWINKLE
FINAL REPORT

L. ELTERMAN
27 November 1951

APPROVED:

P. H. WYCKOFF
Chief, Atmospheric Physics Laboratory

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSIFIED

9E

HEADQUARTERS
EASTERN AIR DEFENSE FORCE
Stewart Air Force Base, Newburgh, N.Y.

IN REPLY
REFER TO:
INT 452.1

19 JAN 1951

SUBJECT: Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft.

TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MGIS

The attached report received from Commanding General, Camp Roberts, California, is forwarded in compliance with Paragraph 2, Department of the Air Force letter, file AFQIC-CC-1, dated 8 September 1950, above subject.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

R. H. THOM
Lt. Col, USAF
Air Adjutant General

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