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PROJECT 10073
; LOCATION
0 Ground=VYisuvel
| _8 AinViwel oo
| [Tear aren Sheoed "Gb Jit, bluish white in color
| |with a contrail about 5 miles in len
© |portion of obj increased in size as object
continued i 'h ilownward slope. Contral
1% TYPE OF oF i FE r
Tm.
» |50-100 times “ite iF ob]. No sound. Object in
. |sight for 4 minutes with contrail persisting
for additional ten minutes. Object burned out
after four minutes.
| |
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72. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Bolleon
—| DO Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
O Ground-Redar
Was Astronomicel
Probabl y Astronomical
Possibly
Astronomical
Unknown
COMMENTS
Missile launch
from Point Arguello
gth. Forward coincides with appearance of object.
Object characteristic of missile in
1 initial stage of flight. Observation
from KC135 at 29,000 ft. Directional
data garbled. Case evaluated as a
missile observation.
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