USAF record 28948428
28948428
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IV. BALLOON DATA 21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA: [REDACTED] 22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: [REDACTED] Minutes 23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING: Location Type Launching Agency Lighted? Describe Lighting a. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] U.S. Navy [ILLEGIBLE] b. [REDACTED] Patrol U.S. Navy c. [REDACTED] Patrol U.S. d. [REDACTED] Patrol
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V. EVALUATION 21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE: Good Fair Poor Unreliable Extremely Doubtful Hoax Unknown
22. DETAILS OF REPORT: Good Fair Poor Insufficient to Evaluate
23. FINAL EVALUATION: Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Other: Insufficient Data For Evaluation Unknown
24. COMMENTS: [HW:] form descriptions sounds like a balloon - further balloons active at 0700 7-8ighty some 4hrs later which makes it improbable that object came from launch sites around San Fran Bay area - Danfield just to NNE of San Fran Winds not reported in Texx However probably midland checks with E districts of object
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- Page 1 IV. BALLOON DATA 21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA: [REDACTED] 22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: [REDACTED] Minutes 23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING: Location Type…
- Page 2 PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA S. T 1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING | | | | 4a WINDS ALOFT ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees) | ALTITUDE…
- Page 3 PROJECT 18073 RECORD CARD ( LOCATION San Rafael, California ( CONCLUSIONS Yes, Believed No, Disbelieved Not by Citizens DATE OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION A. Ground Visual B.…
- Page 4 TENTATIVE OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE SECTION A 1. When did you see the object: 1.1 Date: [REDACTED] Month Year 1.2 Time of Day: 1:00 A.M. or P.M. (Circle One) 1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern d.…
- Page 5 Page 2 4. How did you happen to notice the object? [REDACTED] 5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? Day [ILLEGIBLE] Month [ILLEGIBLE] Year [ILLEGIBLE] SECTION B 6.…
- Page 6 Page 3 8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared? (Circle One): a. North e. South b. Northeast f. Southwest c. East g. West d. Southeast h. Northwest 8.2 Circle one of the…
- Page 7 Page 4 12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 12: a. Certain b. Fairly sure c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 13. Did the object look: (Circle One)…
- Page 8 Page 5 18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes No Don't know IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of. 18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes No Don't know 19.…
- Page 9 Page 6 23. In the following sketch place an "A" at the position the object was then you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it. Overhead Horizon You Horizon 24. Draw a picture…
- Page 10 Page 7 SECTION E 26. Was this the first time that you have seen an object like this? (Circle One): Yes or No 26.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what conditions did you see other…