USAF record 28959641 (1954)
28959641
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 21 September 1954 22/0315Z
2. LOCATION Venice, California
3. SOURCE Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 35 minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE Stationary
8. PHOTOS □ Yes □ No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE □ Yes □ No
10. CONCLUSION Aft scrambled - negative sighting, Venus setting about 1 hr after sunset. Venus.
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Huge round fire ball. Stationary then moved seaward five or six times. Disappeared over horizon.
FORM FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 21 September 1954 22/0315Z 2. LOCATION Venice, California 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 35 minutes 6. TYPE OF…
- Page 2 ACTION IN 14 22SEP54 11 20z 22 SEP 1954 08 49 RA125 TS. YNA1351 XYA217 XDD124 BY94 BWD C213 TDK241 RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPQW 444 DE BWDKW 08 R 220631Z FM COMDR 2347TH AIR RES FLYING CEN LBEACH MUNI…
- Page 3 F NEGATIVE G NEGATIVE H NEGATIVE I OBJECT WAS STATIONARY MOVED WESTWARD CMM BECAME STATIONARY AGAIN AND REPEATED THIS PROCESS AGAIN UNTIL DESAPPEARED OVER HORIZON PD PAGE TWO BWDKW 08 2 A BRIGHTNESS…
- Page 4 CALIFORNIA PD CHAIRMAN OF GOVERNOR KNIGHTS CAMPAIGN PD [REDACTED] TELEPHONE [REDACTED] CMM BENICE CALIFORNIA PD NEGATIVE OTHER INFO 7 A CLEAR SIX MILES AND HAZE B 300 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS CMM…
- Page 5 [HW: Act] [STAMP: 22/0315-R] [STAMP: VENICE, Calif. 13] [HW: Satin] [HW: 3 steps] [HW: 4 file] 22 SEP 1954 07 49 22SEP54 09 45 JAPR B115 JUPRI F26 CO JEPEN JEPN JEPNG JETT 4AM DE JAPRN [REDACTED] O…
- Page 6 1 A CLEAR TO SCATTERED STRATUS DUCK TOPS FIFTY HUNDRED FT VISIBILITY TEN MILES B LONG BEAC AIR FORCE BASE 1930 TST OBSERVATION FIVE YTS IN ON SURFACE 4600 FT 267 DEG AT 13 WTS 18000 FT 253 DEG AT 20…
- Page 7 22/76157 SER JUPRH 24th AIR DIVISION SCRAMBLED TWO FJAOFC AIRCRAFT AT 21:00 WHELDER OVER TO CONTROL OF LAX TOWER AND LAX RADIO NCOFT UNABLE TO LOCATE ANYTHING TO CONFIRM GROUND SIGHTINGS 1st NORMAL…