USAF record 28950217
28950217
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 1 Oct 52
2. LOCATION SHAW AFB, S.C.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: 01/1657 EST GMT: 01/2357 [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi and [REDACTED] Air-Vi and [REDACTED]
5. SOURCE RF-50 Pilot (USAF)
6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 23 min
8. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
9. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW:] Probably Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [HW:]
Was Aircraft [HW:] Probably Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft [HW:]
Was Astronomical [HW:] Probably Astronomical [HW:] Possibly Astronomical [HW:]
Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
STAMP: Director Maxwell AFB, Alabama
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 1 Oct 52 2. LOCATION SHAW AFB, S.C. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: 01/1657 EST GMT: 01/2357 [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi and [REDACTED] Air-Vi and…
- Page 2 HEADQUARTERS 118TH TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE GROUP Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina ROO/T 360 3 October 1952 SUBJECT: Report of Sighting of Unconventional Aircraft TO: Commanding General Air Materiel…
- Page 3 ROC/I 360 SUBJECT: Report of Sighting of Unconventional Aircraft e. There were no known witnesses or other observers. Object sighted by, 1st. Lt. Thomas J. Piontek, Rated Pilot of four (4) years…
- Page 4 WEATHER DETACHMENT SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SOK CAR( NA 2 OCTOBER 1952 SUBJECT EXTRACT OF WBAN FORMS 10A AND 10B, 1 OCTOBER 1952 L 1900 O B (CLEAR, VISIBILITY 8 STATUTE MILES) LOCAL OBSERVATION 1900E I…
- Page 5 PROJECT 10073 WOR( VET I. GENERAL 1. DATE: 1 Oct 52 2. LOCATION: Shaw AFB, South Carolina 3. TIME: Local: [ILLEGIBLE] Zebra: [ILLEGIBLE] 4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? [REDACTED] 5. WAS…
- Page 6 IV. BALLOON DA 21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? [Yes] 22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: [ILLEGIBLE] Minutes 23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING: Location Type Launching…
- Page 7 PROJECT 10073 WEATHER VTA SHY DATE OF OBSERVATION [HW: 29t '52] TIME OF OBSERVATION 1900E STATION OBSERVING Shaw AFB WINDS ALOFT: ALTITUDE (feet) VELOCITY (knots) DIRECTION (degrees) 0 [ILLEGIBLE]…