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pg PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
Single bright star-colored object, |
elongated, about 3 feet in length
with vapor trail above object
observed for 30 minutes pror to dawn,
Faded with rising of sun. Object
at 25 dgr elevation in SE,
~ | 1. DATE a EES a Lge OE © [ra conclusions
i | O Wes Balloon
| |. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION oo we Possibly Ballean |
= IE YY Cravn de Vi aun 1 Comm d. Bonds 10 Was Aircrafts |
| Local | XX Ground-Visuval D Ground-Redar Probably Airerale
| out. L O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircraft
| 5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE ) O Wos Astronomical |
1 | O Probobly Astronomical |
| .- C iv ilian | : | DO Possibly Astronomical |
"| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE © XB Other___¥War games |
0 Insufficient Dot for r Evaluation | |
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30 minutes EL one =) ab] ess ;
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [11. COMMENTS RTT
Rpt that Operation Firefly in
poogress at Eglin, This operation]
accounts for the vapor trails,
Star Spica just rising in SEF
Would be dimmed with rising of
about 30 minutes later. However, il
ey Sisck was reported at a |
gr enovation & this would tend
fo rule nx Astro bodies, since nd
st magnitude objects were i he |
| | rptd position. Case evaluated =
] Operation Firefly effects. |
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