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"''lfnln'lf 'llllnllll L loer ll'lt o f for"'. lf' lnlna-"tiA.:I' h "",ttlcent on ly f o r prn,er "oJih.ln'( u f l1!,Hl n~t4!n aliCt> T'I" Go.1""ii~:: :c~ield Air :'0rce J,~ 3ightL"l{fn -7 .Ja,n hili.1ls 1f tllcllt r ntl tv.,'"'' t .. leshnn .. numh4!r ""'' ll'cRho n to riorht tJf i.cnatnr!'. ~r. rey:.:..r-:1ond UNCL~SS/FJED _;.t~ention is a..ir:;ctati. to It i3 'tl.? r~ nt;, f r o m t ht:' d.1. ta. g l7en ,'Pt. t:J o o t the ooj eet ai.;ht~d sighting rnu.3 I; Dr HYNEK' S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRtJ0r.z REPOHT 1. tronOI:llo 1 .. l:if,h pr?b.4.bi ll ty 1 ~nlr or low l'r lbilit~ t'\. Dl-1loond (H"' orrlir.u.ry ~i1 ~r f~lli bodies; ( ru1lcotlon.s) auroral J~rL':f1'1.trrs, birda, L.ti\n.k ,..,r cnrid~no~ pre.:lll.!.de e xplanat.lo::u c:...:t uo !10 que..;~ i.on ~ut thuL tne ou\oot s i .) to!.; o ci i n 't'J"4 or:t :o:;i.t in!L of L.t)iorr .i ao r\ i : l(J i cJo n:; anu rocheoi:od 'r.J:i t:tis I~ADQU" fC'rE !tS R W"r f!i.SH Si::kVICE 1cl r~ .'.ir 7o rce :3 it Jhlnr;ton 25 . D. 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