USAF record 28939455
28939455
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 26 Aug 51 LOCATION Larson AFB, Washington
2. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 26/16282
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Yes No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 Min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Speed 950mph Object tracked continuously for a period of six minutes Object was on a course of 340 deg with only slight deviations enroute Alt 13,000 ft but accuracy of measurement questionable Length time the object was detected F-66 crew made radar contact with the object was lost before Fc were airborne Visual search conducted with negative results Weather conditions were not favorable for anomalous microwave propagation at time of sighting.
11. COMMENTS Review of this incident by the Electronics Section of ATIC concludes that the return was possibly due to interference This was concluded because of the apparent path of the object directly approaching the station and the fact that the target was observed on only the low beam of the AN/OPS-1 radar set
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