USAF record 28957292
28957292
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 7 Jan 54
2. LOCATION GATE CITY, VIRGINIA
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Level [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 08/0130Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] Yes [ILLEGIBLE] No
6. SOURCE civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not reported
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [ILLEGIBLE]
9. COURSE Straight NNW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Tubular obj with yellow and red flames from both ends. On straight course to NNW at slow speed. Estimated altitude 10,000 ft. 5 Civilian Observers.
11. COMMENTS Possible a/c, possible meteor. No evaluation without duration. Insufficient data.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:]
Was Astronomical [STAMP:] Probably Astronomical [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP:]
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 7 Jan 54 2. LOCATION GATE CITY, VIRGINIA 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Level [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 08/0130Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW:…
- Page 2 (3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) NEGATIVE (C) NEGATIVE (4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING (A) 08013Z (B) NIGHT (5) LOCATIONS OF OBSERVERS GATE CITY VA APPROX 29 NNE TRI CITY RADIO (/S/)…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO JESYQ 013 (I) NEGATIVE (X2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT (A) WHIRRING NOISE AND LIGHT OF FLAMES (B) EST 1000 FEET ALT (C) NEGATIVE (D) STRAIGHT COURSE HEADING NORTH NORTH WEST SLOW RATE…
- Page 4 (C) CLEAR (D) 10 (E) NONE (F) NONE (G) NEGATIVE (H) NEGATIVA PAGE FOUR JESYQ 01B (10) INCIDENT REPORTED TO ADC 35TH AD AND MCGHEE-TYSON AFB. NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE AS TO INTERCEPT ATTEMPTS OR RAJAR…