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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 29 Dec 60 | 2. LOCATION | 23S 173E (Between Nandi and Australia) | 12. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Aeronautical ☐ Probably Astromedical ☐ Possibly Astromedical ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 29/1000Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |  |   |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civil Airline…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN: 31092 (29 DEC 60) ENCOMYNG Page 1 of 2 Pages

INFO: CIN-14, ARMY-30, NAVY-90, CMC-6, JCS-28, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (208)

SMD B 126
PKA036KAA011
RR RJWFALB RJEZHQ
DE RJHPKA 4
ZNR
R 291230Z ZEX
FM HAW AIR DEF DIV WHEELER AFB OAHU HAWAII
TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO
RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN: 31092 (29 DEC 60) 1000 MPAGS of 2 Pages

UNCLAS/CIRVIS EVALUAZION/ PAN AMERICA 704, BOEING 707 ENROUTE SYDNEY TO NANDI. AT 29/1000Z AT 23 DEGREES SOUTH, 173 DEGREES EADT. OBJECT WAS OBSERVED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES ALTITUDE TRAVELING NNE TO WSW, SPEED UNDETERMINED, OF MAGNITUDE COMPARABLE TO VENUS. OBJECT DISAPPEARED AT APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES ALTITUDE. INTENSITY DID NOT APPEAR TO VARY AS WOULD A METEORITE BURNING UP AS IT TRAVERSED EARTH ATMOSPHERE. IT DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW AS BEYOND A CLOUD DECK. REQUEST DIS…