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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 July 1954 | 2. LOCATION | White Wood, S. Dakota  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 06/0356Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 Hours | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE | W | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Moved very slow. Huge, like star. Very close to ground  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Definitely identified as beacon |  |   |

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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NUMBER 0208 07 JUL 54
NO UNCL REPLY OR REF IF DTG IS QUOTED
C-1 PRIORITY
FM 740 ACW SQ EAFB SO DAK 061640Z
TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
AIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
INFO COMDR CADF KANSAS CITY MO
COMDR 29 ADIV MONTA

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740 OP 554-21.
ON 6 JUL 54 AT 0356Z, A HUGE OBJECT WAS REPORTED OVER THE CITY OF WHITEWOOD, SO DAK. THE OBJECT WAS LIKE A LARGE STAR, MOVING VERY SLOW AND VERY LOW. A SCRAMBLE WAS ORDERED BUT ACFT COULD NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH OBJECT. AT 0410Z THE OBJECT…