USAF record 28939389
28939389
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 19 Aug 51
2. LOCATION Alexandria, Va
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1805 GMT 19/22052
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE 2 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE 155 deg true
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Color: Frosty silver. Speed very high. Shape oval, 50' long. Altitude 2000-4000 ft. Shape did not change. Object appeared along a controlled flight path at a constant altitude. Did not change its reflections as it moved through sunlight. No smoke or other signs of propulsion.
11. COMMENTS Evaluated as a/c.
ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 19 Aug 51 2. LOCATION Alexandria, Va 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1805 GMT 19/22052 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] 5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] 6. SOURCE…
- Page 2 REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT SIGHTED BY LT. [REDACTED] AND WIFE Alexandria, Virginia 19 August 1951 Time: 1805 EDT Wind: Surface S34/12; 1000 190/13; $000 220/15; 10,020 310/15 (Anacostia NAS 1600…
- Page 3 CSAF ITEM 7 /RESTRICTED/ UNCLASSIFIED FROM AFOIN-V/TC FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND ACTION. AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WAS SIGHTED NEAR ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA, AT 1805 EDT, 19 AUG 51, BY [REDACTED], USN,…
- Page 4 DISPOSITION FORM UNCLASSIFIED FILE NO. SUBJECT (Unclassified) Unidentified Flying Objects TO Chief, ATIC FROM Dept of the Air Force DATE SEP 7 1951 COMMENT NO. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Hq USAF -…
- Page 5 [STAMP:] ANGULAR ELEVATION 5°-7° ELEVATION DECREASED SIGHTLY [HW:] FINAL OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] ON LATE OBSERVATION FROM AUTO SAME LOCATIONS AS ORIGINAL ALGATIP
- Page 6 time 1 SIGHTING AT 1807 * Estimated Speed Based on Visibility and apparent distance and movement 300-400K [HW: ANGULAR ELEVATION] [HW: FIRST OBSERVATION] * Based on [ILLEGIBLE] in same locat
- Page 7 King Street [HW: Shape of Object] [HW: Color "Frost" Bright Silver] [HW: Shape Did not Change] STOP
- Page 8 1807 [HW: Altitude Sketch] [HW: Appended Sketch] [HW: DE-DEST HANDO] [HW: KAPUSH MTS DISTANCE] note: at 1807 left King Street as shown "A" and proceed to clear area on memorial parking lot (hilltop)…
- Page 9 1805 [HW: TREES HOUSES ETC] 1807 [HW: TREES HOUSES ETC]
- Page 10 1001 HW: TREES HW: HOUSE HW: ETC ANGULAR ELEVATION 5°-7° ELEVATION DECREASED SLIGHTLY * FINAL OBSERVATION Based on latest observation from auto in same locations as original sightings