USAF record 28937293
28937293
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 7 January '20 28/0415Z
2. LOCATION Corona, New Mexico
3. SOURCE Military
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 Seconds
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE Descending to East
8. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Yes
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE No
10. CONCLUSION Astro (METEOR)
Evaluated as a Meteor observation.
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS When first sighted it was at 45 deg. Object descended at approximately 60 deg angle from horizon to a position just above horizon caused by the mountain range when it leveled out and traveled approximately 10 sec at which time it dropped behind the mountain range out of sight. First appearance of obj was yellowish white. Object appeared to be more orange than originally with a trail of flame projecting out to its rear or opposite the direction it was traveling. When it reached position where it leveled out it became a bright blue-green in color and remained that color until it passed out of sight. Round ball shaped.
FORM FTD SEP 43 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 7 January '20 28/0415Z 2. LOCATION Corona, New Mexico 3. SOURCE Military 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 Seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION…
- Page 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON UNCLASSIFIED THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO…
- Page 3 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION: RECEIVED 14 DATE 10 January 1950 RUSSELL G. BLACK, JR. REPORT MADE AT 17th D., Kirtland AFB,…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED 1. This investigation predicated upon a directive (AFCSI Letter No. 85) dated 12 August 1949, to report all unusual sightings of unidentified flying objects. AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE,…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED 1. Direction of flight: Was traveling from Southwest to Southeast. j. Tactics or maneuvers: None, other than the ones described above. k. Evidence of exhaust: None l. Effect on clouds:…
- Page 6 UNCLASSIFIED that there were no unusual weather conditions at the time of the sighting. Check with the Operations and Projects Division, Holloman Air Force Base, and the Research Section of White…