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Now as to th~ rematn1E>r1 the 2.) l)u~h Cl!.sper could have been a meteor i.~ the rejjort.ed 2 m:l nutes is in en-or. Jlm·r lar~~ wss the d:t~k? Do'3s l'.l t:i + .. ude here

refer to Alevation'? ".!hat is :rour opinicn of this one?

The 15 r:nrch Courtlands ~ould have been a rneteor. Th~ short tir:1e- of observation seems to make follC'"l-np not v;ortlr•;hile.

The 19'1:arch Newfoundland cnse is very intercstinc, but only one observer. The fa11t that the measured ceil5 nc was 2700 feet. puts a limit me: to hE·i.~ht. l:ere there any ,·dt.nes~es? If so, this vtouJri. be \IOrthwhlle .follo:rlne up.

The 18 ~.inrch Great F!i.lls, !::ont., gives us al'\otl1er Nocturn~.l Feandering ·j .. ieht. Can a balloon be ruled out? I thin!' a que~tiona5.re herl'l '1ould be A.ppropr6P.te. t!aybe you ought. to stl'tion a special observer at Greet FallR l

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!.fy plan, Lieutenant, is to concn:nt.rate on relativly fa•;t casP.s that show promise o! affording sci4)ntific datE'.. I pu!'posely'! warm to keep the rJUr.lber of casF~ dolm for Xi D?e obvioufJ reason::~ or tin1e limitation. If it becoM~s possible to

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