USAF record 28960347
28960347
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 21 NOV 54
2. LOCATION CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/0340Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]
6. SOURCE civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] MINUTES
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE
9. COURSE WEST
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Bright cigar shaped obj, motionless and with erratic flight observed for 6 minutes. Disappeared by rising and moving west into a cloud layer.
11. COMMENTS: Balloon released at same time with identical flight path. Only data conflicting i s that the obj was reported as cigar shaped and the balloon was cylindrical. The fact that the balloon was in the area and the report indicated that the balloon was NOT observed indicates that the balloon was misinterpreted for the obj reported.
ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 53)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 21 NOV 54 2. LOCATION CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/0340Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] 5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] 6. SOURCE…
- Page 2 [REDACTED] Did I See a Flying Saucer—or Cigar—Over Canterbury? By a Staff Reporter WAS there a flying saucer, a flying cigar, or anything similar that hundreds of people throughout the world claim to…
- Page 3 AFQIN-ATIAE-5 Commander Kaiapoi Department of the Air Forces New Zealand Headquarters United States Air Force Washington 25 D.C. Dear Sir, One week has now passed since I wrote to the Commanding…
- Page 4 2 To forward a report because of failure to obtain reports from the aeronomes in New Zealand, or perhaps just lack of interest in Flying Saucer reports. My comment is: 1. [HW:] Constellation…
- Page 5 TIME 11 A.M. by my OMEGA watch. I noticed a brilliant and what appeared glittering plane at about 12000 ft. crossing from East to West. over the RNZAF field at about the same position as the one…
- Page 6 AFDIN-AIINE-5 Kearney New Zealand 25th Nov 1954 Commander Department of the Air Force Headquarters, United States Air Force Washington 26 D. C. Dear Sir, On June 14th of this year 1954, I forwarded a…
- Page 7 2 I have not yet received an acknowledgment from your department receipt of my bills of January 1954. I forward herewith a newspaper clipping dated Nov. 23, 1954. My comment on the sighting is that…
- Page 8 3. [HW:] not failed to pick up aircraft, as the Melbourne Translaman Australian aeroplanes fly almost due West of Harwood Airport. I thought that the noise of this aircraft was from a [HW:] D and…
- Page 9 AFQIN-ATIAE-5. [REDACTED] Commander Department of the Air Force 2nd Dec 1954 Headquarters United States Air Force. Washington 25. D.C. New Zealand Dear Sir, Today, I have received a letter with…
- Page 10 ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE Unit: [REDACTED] Station: WIGRAM the December, 1954 KATAPOL Dear Sir, In reply to your letter dated 23rd November 1954, I have investigated the movements of R.N.Z.A.F.…