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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
Se . CONCLUSIONS |
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon |
Possibly Balloon
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26 Aug 51
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
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Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
0 Ground-Visvel X Ground-Rodar
Re ee A,
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o 3 Air-Intercept Radar
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Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possisly Astronemicol
355 60
Insu i clon Dete for Evalue otion |
Unknown |
1). COMMENTS
Review of this incident by the Electroni
Section of ATIC concludes that the return
| was possibly due to interference. This
+ was concluded becuase of the apparent |
path of the object, directly approaching
the station, and the fact that the
target was ore on only the low
eam of the AN/OPS<l rac |
period o si Binites, ONeeE § was on a
course of 31,0 deg with only al ht
enrcute. Alt 13, )00 ura
ment questicnable due to ‘brief length | ,ime the
object was detected, F-86 scrambled but radar |
contact with the object was lost before a/c
| were airborne, Visual search conducted with
| negative results. Weather conditions were not |
| favorable for ancmalous microwave propogation
at time of si ghting ®
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