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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  24 June, 1960 | 15 mi SW Lead, South Dakota | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 24/0955Z | 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 Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 Minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | 9. COURSE Unknown…

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ZCZCSQP303CZCSQA659ZCQYA125
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJWZGUG 3
P 241243Z
FM 740 ACWRON ELLSWORTH AFB SDAK
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWZGU/29 AIR DIV (DEF) MALMSTROM AFB MONT
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF (AFCIN) WASH DC
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE (SAFIS) WASH DC
BT
UNCLASSIFIED OPS-444 ATTN: DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, UFOB.
A 1. OBLONG
2. SILVER ON A PENCIL ERASER, LENGTH TWO ONE HALF TIME WIDTH
3. VARIABLE-RED, GREEN, ORANGE AND WHITE
4. 1
5. NONE
6. VERY BRILLIANCE FLASHES
7. NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE

WPAER
ADMIN. SERVICES
1960 AUG 27…

PAGE TWO RJWZGUG 3

B 1. BRILLIANCE
2. 45 DEGREES FROM HORIZON STRAIGHT UP
3. UNKNOWN
4. STRAIGHT DOWN
5. OVER HORIZON
6. 30 MINUTES

C 1. GROUND VISUAL
2. BINOCULARS
3. N/A

D 1. 240955Z
2. NIGHT
E. 44 DEGREES 10 NORTH 104.00 DEGREEW WEST
F. A/2C ELLSWHORTH AFB, SDAK
G. CLEAR
2. S-4 20,000-230 DEGREES AT 30 KTS - 30,000 -330 DEGREES AT
60 KTS
3. NONE
4. 25 MILES.
5. SCATTERED
6. NONE
7. NONE

BT
24/1315Z JUN RJWZGUG