Nikiski Alaska — August 1963

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Keywords: nikiski, jixgf, iixji, robcdtly, oktng, dtrectlon, bnb1y, trlhuted, obrprvpr, cvnlunteri, alaskn, sight1mo, orfjc, oiseryatiom, iaief, elevntion, lemont, mumier, nfter, treetops, viwol, tinge, exceptionally, probawy, proltaltly
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. lOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 1963 Nikiski, Alaskn 0 Proltaltly Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon .. TYPE OF OISERYATIOM 3. DATETIME GROUP JIXGf'Dun4-VI suet 0 Ground-Radar Was Aircraft IIXJI'robcdtly Aircraft D AI~VIwol D Alrlntercept Rodor 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical D ProbaWy Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical col vi 1 t..a,n LEMOnt OP OBSERVATION L MUMIER OP OIJECTS COURSE D Other D Insufficient Data for Evaluation 10. IAIEF lY OP SIGHT1MO Circular obj size and color of star vith bluish red tinge. Initial impression was th~t obj was an a/c. t~oktng South at 30 deg elevntion. Disappeared over treetops i n SE dtrectlon nfter two min obs~rvation. ~lso observed through 8X30 DX. Night exceptionally clear. Unlimited visibility, no haze. ATIC WORM 319 (R&V 26 SaP 52) 11. COMM!MTS R~port.Jng orfJc JnJ indicates that cause prf'bnb1y nt.trlhuted to n/c landing at K<'nnl. ~Jn~kn 10.5 mi to South of obRPrvPr. ,no n cvnlunteri as n/~ s i~hti ng. l.:J l I I