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i ••w ol the, French popul.azo masal1M, '.!ATCI,*ch had aA U'tic18
on a pu-t1cvl.&rq c:hallen&ins ua1ah~ of' a iIlC (JII1$1'Ar1ewc ob'.1et. '
celestiel) in the fom o! a radar pbotocrapb cClIIfi.rmed by a Yisnal.
rlzhtina b,y the' ~Uot or a.ch.~a -airlin. ' ' ,
2. Are". k••pin, in ~ouch d.th,tlte Ail' Force centar on. these
t.h1Dp'lDoe. 1t conee.."':: lueU nth tore1p nsliJ1t1Dp· nch u tho
abave?

l., I aa alao into.'"':8d that '3ia the com1!ig'7Ur ~B win I'NOh

its close.t poilit to the ,Ear't!: in a: 'lon,c)eriod. OlIt14nd1sh as 1~ 111&7 -
seea" I doi·rael t.'lat (lSI baa theresponaibllitT ,to keep its linGer- on
this generaisubje~ if tor no o1;ber purpO~e than to;4rIil the b'ont'
or!1~e ;;it:!l' tbe refutatio.'l' or 1;ha more, spectaCular pub~edr.lports.

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issue ot the. French populazo _£aame,l.rA.'1'CH, *ch iha 17 March 1956
bad ac. &I't1cle
on a paz'ticul&r~ chaJ.leqins lIaisbtin&" of a i.I)C (mpt.er1ewc objet '
cel.atiel) 1n the tom of a radar pbotocraph confimeil by a risnal.
aightina b.Y the pUot
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2. Are .... lee.pin, in touch wi. th~. A.1r Force center on the,.
t.amp'l Do•• 1\ coaee:: :itS.lot nth tore1p "a1Ft1Dga" nch u the
above?

3.· I aa also 1nto."':Itd that '3J1 the comiitg·7Ur Uars wi.ll. reach
a.
its o1o...t polzit to the ,Eut!1in l~.period.OutiaDd1sh .. it lII8T .
seea~ I doi'!."l. t.tta.t CSt bU the relPOnsibUit,y ..toke.p its tinGer, OD
this general. subje~t !fto:, no other pu.rpO~e than to;.m the·tl'Ont '
o!'f:i~e hit.'l t..lte re!utatic:1· or 1;ha !!lOre. spectaCular publjJib.ecireporta.

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