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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 April, 1960 | 2. LOCATION | Richards Gebaur AFB, Missouri  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 18/0229Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 1/2 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  9. COURSE |   | Southwest |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Red glowing object viewed through 48X telescope, located North of Orion at 30° elevation, passed 1° South of Cirus and disappeare…

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Subject: Sighting Report - Extraordinary 18 April 1960

To: Smithsonian Visual Tracking Center
60 Garden St., Cambridge 38, Mass.

Sir:

1. After consulting with Mr. [redacted] who heads the K. C. Moon Watch, I submit the following:

a. Date/Time: 17 April 1960; 1429-1431.5 GMT -6 hrs = 8:30 am CST

b. Location: Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri. 20 miles south of K. C. Mo.

c. Weather: Fair - Temperature 40°F.

d. Sky Condition: clear--no moon

e. Sighting made with both unaided eye and six inch Newtonian telescope with one inch eye piece - 48x.

f. Object sighted initially 1429 …