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This document is a Project 10073 Record Card—a UFO incident report form used by the U.S. Air Force. The sighting occurred in Arcata, California, documented through ground-visual observation via telescope on August 9th at 10:50 PST. A civilian observer using a Rilex telescope with a Brandon Orthosconic 24mm eyepiece and Kodak Panatomic X film captured a photograph of an unidentified object. The photographer noted that while photographing with a 10-inch telescope, an object appeared in the frame; a subsequent photograph taken moments later did not capture the same object. Technical specifications include 1/50 shutter speed and equatorial mount equipment. The investigator's conclusions, partially legible in the degraded OCR, indicate considerations of balloon, astronomical, and unknown classifications. The card includes supplemental information on photographic equipment and observational parameters, with the investigating officer identified as affiliated with USAF Cavite.