PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION r~ Gmun d Vi '\ur.~l 0 CrounJ~ndor n Alrlnt,., ... .,p t Rnd o r CONCL USIO'i$ 0 Wos Oollonn pro !>obi y n oil oon Po ~ibly 8allonn WoJ Ai.cru f r u Probably .1\,c:roh 0 Po:s:~l>ly Air,.roft 0 Wo A~tronomi cal P rababl y A "Onomi r'ol Pos .. ibly Atron'>mi c-ol 7. LtNCTH OF C!Ui:~VArJON ~. NUMBER OF O lJECTS 9. COU~Sc tO. BRI~F SU1oii.A4~Y OF SICHTI~C u lnsuflrcl n t Doto lor t:voluotron 0 UnO..nown 11. COMMENTS ~1'ractio:l c>f ::he pl:!net .T-J:;.~ tcr ., '..; L'CCponr. i.blt..: fo::: th.i . of zoo..&ing ra.it;ht U. '11.: lest: .. .'ption objc:c t s clizto.tcd b:; "l.tr:o~!i :it: l'..:1'r1. -. No Ca~d (Information Only) 21 Soptambar 1960 Kingston, ssachu~etts C':1 thi s :::ace 2at~\ at Xi~gs~on, 1.''889.Chu~et~s, !l. Sii f t l y- mane uvering u70 ''.'!iri Glt;hti"O, and shortly :! t:le::;~eG sa:;: sevcru.l u.ircr; .ft r.10ve in, :;:c.t!"olling trc !io C:t-,tt (I'1forr.altiou Only) 21 s~pt<t~dt lYso Ed1nontou, AlJdrta, Catlada :~ otember 21 at ~d~ont0n, ~lberte, c da th~ee Ji~nasses nruvDr OVJI tho a~c~. On~ :'he '.1:..e:::l thing \ie.l tho.t ne could. cee red ~:1d o:::.ue .:lo.mes ~om1n~ frcm it novr a.nd then. o;~lle .8, Gree=U.~ud Poi ~ ~ena, Califo:~ia ich.n.y I sla11d Califor-ia ~ .. :~r~. Color3do lJr,.t.u:l, I lli:toi s P -:tl, Ore.on C0l:::>rado Ne-1 l!~dco Filito.r:r l U i tary _o tr Hllitt:\r;r . .lir t-;ul t i. !!l3t.tfficil!:tt Dat'l !t.stro ( ~'ZTE0a) Ot r (~A C~vr~) As tro ( ~IZ'r.:!:OR) As tro ( RSF.ct;c .'\.lCTmUS ) Astro ( z.sr;:;oR) Other (:-~!SSILE) Ast r o ( >V:CE03) /t.ircra.!'t Insuffi~ '.~n~ D.lt:i 2 . Aircr3.:t I1D'lffici~nt D~M~ \ 1 .!fj Jllll -.Ute"fll I.IIHI.u cl 1i111r H I .. e"IJICIIdll' l li, !tlnll, ltl-'.11 J:qJfllll, \l111111hl (~'1111'1 , (utiiHllillll,l'!."l"~r. 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