UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT OBSERVED IN THE SKY
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0005516209
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RIFPUB
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U
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2
Document Creation Date:
June 24, 2015
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January 31, 2011
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F-2010-00651
Publication Date:
December 11, 1958
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C00015495
Decreer :;;.
. u. Deeeaber 1968
On 6 December 1956 betwea 1635 and 1640 1oca! time source observed, by
te:escape, an a:t1:iaa1 object having a eontinaaa brightness of taagni vde 3traue
as the Heft of Orion) cross his position L{1e1d of v2sio5' ubile ?ouree vat .
ebseryiog Mare. The object traveled north to South. Ttere vas no sign of diem.
t1 tioo, enorte, flu., or noise. There vwa no .in o: any fan. Source did
not p:.otograyb the object, but be is sure test the Object was Identical vith
Sputnik Ill. Subsequent observations proved negative
Sesda_arters Co=xnt: A prelixinary cheek shoved that Sputnik III was not within
source's area of visibility at the tir. iaiicated, nor is tort direction cited in
sgreeaest t:th computed orbits. The carriu: rocket for Sputnik III reentered the
earth's sttrsp:ter: on 3 Dectaber 19% according to a ecviet announee-.ent_