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Unknown Pulp Magazine Cover

· September 1961

Unknown Pulp Magazine Cover
This document is not a pulp magazine but rather an official United States Air Force record from 1961 regarding Project 10073 (a UFO reporting system). It contains two forms: a standardized UFO sighting report card and an Air Force Staff Message Branch communication dated September 26, 1961, originating from the 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing at McClellan Air Force Base, California. The message reports a "Moon Dust" sighting involving an RC-121D aircraft. The observation details include a long bright streak with a bluish-green center and white edges lasting three seconds, observed by three military personnel (Captain John P. Convey Jr., Major John Whalen, and Captain Robert Bell), all deemed reliable witnesses. Weather conditions and technical specifications are provided. An intelligence officer notes the sighting appeared twenty times brighter than a meteorite, suggesting possible Soviet satellite re-entry.

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