USAF record 28938990
28938990
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 24 Jan 51
2. LOCATION Westover AFB, Mass
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 24/1545Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS Yes
6. SOURCE App Cont, Radar Personnel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15-20 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 3
9. COURSE Varied
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Size - Same or larger than B-26, Westover Approach Control picked up unidentified returns No other radar in the area could pick up the return Believed to be due to a B-17 carrying a radar beacon.
11. COMMENTS Believed to be electronic effects from beacon within A/C (B-17)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 24 Jan 51 2. LOCATION Westover AFB, Mass 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 24/1545Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual 5. PHOTOS Yes 6. SOURCE App Cont,…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED Report of Unconventional Aircraft (cont'd) 4. Location of the observers was the Westover Approach Control Center located at Westover Air Force Base, Mass. 5. The following named…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED Report of Unconventional Aircraft (cont'd) 11. Reporting Officer's Comments: Investigation reveals that Westover Approach Control contacted "POWDER" at 1107 EST. At that time "POWDER"…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED Basic 1st Fr Hq Westover AFB, Mass, 5 Jan 51, to G1, AOC, WPAFB Dayton, Ohio Airport of Unconventional Aircraft, Project 10073" 1st Ind RCIAM-1a/JJR/sag HQ AOC, Wright-Patterson Air…
- Page 5 ROUTING AND RE RD SHEET UNCLASSIFIED AI MATERIEL COMMAND Use this form for inter-officer correspondence within Headquarters. Number all entries consecutively. Use entire width of sheet, both sides.…
- Page 6 UNCLASSIFIED RESTRICTED SPOT REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED PILOTING OBJECT 1. a. Observer: Mr. [REDACTED] Warner Robins, Georgia b. Location: Zeigler Apartments area, Warner Robins, Georgia c. Date and…
- Page 7 Ltr WHALA, 31 Jan 51, Subject: Unidentified Flying Object 4. Contact was made with Mr. John Busbee of the Communications Station at Cochran Field (Macon Municipal Airport), who reported the following…
- Page 8 UNCLASSIFIED HEADQUARTERS WARNER ROBINS AIR MATERIEL AREA Office of the Commanding General WHAL/IX/aao Robins Air Force Base, Ga. 31 January 1951 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object TO: Commanding…