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USAF record 28940359 (1951)

28940359

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PROJECT 16073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 26 November 1951

2. LOCATION Milwaukee, Wisconsin

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 26/1025Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS Yes No

6. SOURCE Capital Airlines

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2, 35 Seconds 1, 10 Seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [REDACTED]

9. COURSE [REDACTED]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Ball of fire with tail about 200 ft long observed by two airline pilots 75 miles apart, Orange in color, Observed for 10 seconds, Approached observer headon from 260 degrees, No estimate on speed or size, Level flight, no sound, Second pilot estimated speed at 2,000 mi per hr., Thought slower than meteor, Long tapered tail, Estimated observation at [ILLEGIBLE] seconds, Flight is east.

11. COMMENTS Meteor Sightings

AVIC FORM J73 (REV 24 SEP '53)

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