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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 Sep 60 | 2. LOCATION | W of Azores Islands  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local ______ GHT 17/0331Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Air-Intercept Radar ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Barrier a/c commander  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | not given | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | descending | 10. COMMENTS | Object has all the characteristics of a large meteor.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Inca…

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1960 SEP 18 00 23
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/ATIC/
HQA002
CO RJEDSQ
DE RJEZHQ 321
C 171417Z
M MEDUSAF
TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO
BT

/ USAF PASSES FOLG MSG PER REQUEST OF
AFCIN TO ATIC FOR INFO X QTE FM COMBARLANT TO COMA SDEFORLANT INFO
AEWRON ELEVEN X BARRIER AIRCRAFT COMDR GN UPON RETURN
ARGENTIA REPORTS SIGHTING UFO BEARING 0807 RANGE UNKNOWN FROM VICINITY
3961N 3321W 170331Z X INCANDESCENT BALL FALLING STRAIGHT DOWN AND
BURNING FOR ONE SECOND LIGHTED WHOLE SKY APPROX TWENTY
DEGREES ELEVATION X BALL LEFT WHITE TRAIL APPROX FIVE DEGREES WIDE
WITH WHITE LINES AT SHOCK WAVE ADGES X CENTER OF TR…