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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 23 July, 1960 | 2. LOCATION | Ankara, Turkey  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 23/19/52 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redder ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redder  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1.5 to 2 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  9. COURSE | Flash | 10. OTHER | ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  11. COMMENTS | The object described has all the characteristics of a meteor. There is nothing to indicate that the object was an…

METRO

29/July/1960

Department of Defence
Office of Public Information
Washington 25, D. C.
U. S. A.

Gentlemen,

Enclosed is an itemized list about the strange appearance my wife happened to see when we were lounging in our house balcony on the night of July 28th, 1960. This listing has been based on the ATIC (United States Air Force Technical Information Sheet) Form A, Appendix III of the book of "Flying Saucers From Outer Space" by Mr. Donald E. Keyhoe, Wellington, Alexandria, Va. (1953), and printed by Hutchinson & Co., Ltd., England, circa 1953. Since I do not have any other from I d…

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ITEM NUMBERS REFER TO THE ATIC
(UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET) FORM - A

1) 28 July 1960 (Thursday)
2) 9:45 PM
3) Standard (Local)
4) Tandogan Square, Maltepe, Kubilay Sok. No. 19A/6, Ankara, Turkey
5) 1.5 to 2 seconds
5.1) a
6) None
7) No sun
8.1) b
.2) c
9) a
10) a
11) b & also may be g
12) No
13) No
14) a
15) None
16. a) None
b) Fluorescent iridescent, tail 1.50 m. long color reddish
18) c
19) Only one
20)
21) approx. 14 cm. in diameter
22) i
22.1) a
23) Almost frequently, tail was bending toward earth
24) Looked like fireworks but direction was horizontal…