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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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| 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
5 May 53 Ft Rragg, N.Carolina oly Ba
ta fd Possi ol y Bal loon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
| Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft |
Local — — _ _ _ 0 Ground-Yisual 0 Ground-Radar
16/02577 XO Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar
&. SOURCE — ~ —
Was Astronomical
Probably A stronomical |
Possibly Astronomical
vel 1 1 fn
O Yes |
__ BNo | Military & Civilian
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
Other_2. —
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
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2 mins/S mins one | North
[10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
Rnd obj, appeared to be slightly lar- | No confirmation of satellite
ger than the planet Lars, red-orange. | track; however, sighting is
| Traveling at terrific speed, Two rpts, characteristic of orbital obser-
|hoth cssentially same w/the exception vation, 1958 Gamma was visible
that one estimates the duration as 2 fm 26 Mar - Jun 28 '5H8, Case
mins and the other, 5 mins. Both give | considered probable 1958 Gamma
the same DTG but no mention is made of] or Sputnik III.
observers being together at the time
lof observation, Co
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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