USAF record 28962593
28962593
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 Jul 55
2. LOCATION Newfoundland
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 05/0705Z GMT [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Yes No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Varied one to five
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [REDACTED]
9. COURSE NE
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft Was Astronomical Vehicle Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Radar(Anam Prop) Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 2 KC 97's on refueling mission sighted 1 obj at 0705Z, contacted radar site which had obj on scope at 0705Z. Site held intermittent contact for [ILLEGIBLE] min, KC 97 tried to close after obj appeared (usually) to be hovering at [ILLEGIBLE] o'clock position, Obj closed at alt of [ILLEGIBLE] km KC-97 tried to close, KC-97 lost visual contact Obj's moved very fast, changed direction and jumped off and on scope Formed circular pattern then line abreast/
11. COMMENTS Object still on P scope then accelerated to 1600 K and moved NE Fighter scrambled negative results At same time radar was painting 5 smaller objs below KC 97's at an alt of '5 - 10,000'. Visual Obj - Venus Radar Obj - Electronic Phen Peculiar to that area.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV SEP '52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 5 Jul 55 2. LOCATION Newfoundland 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 05/0705Z GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 5. PHOTOS Yes…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 07 20] [STAMP: 6JUL55 09 037 BW] SATIA SATIA 4File TO SO OF SATIA MINUS SATIA PROPER WILL ARE HT TO [REDACTED] COLOR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND AND AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO PURSO CO OF AIR…
- Page 3 IN ACTION -3 JUL 1955 00 10 : GJul 55 09 53 [HW: LATIA] [HW: BATIG] [HW: 4 Pilots] USAF/USAS US Air Force HQ/27th AF/21 [STAMP:] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED TO BOMBER/COUNCIL…
- Page 4 ACTION [STAMP: 613532] [HW: SATIN] [HW: 3ATIG] [HW: 4piley] TO KOD72 ARCHIV DI ARCHIV 29. OUT OF HARBOR AZI ON REFUSING MISSION ACK TO HARBOR. REPORTED SIGHTING OZJ AT 0708Z. KOD75 ALT 25,000FT.…
- Page 5 PART I CHANGES CORRELATED EXACTLY WITH THOSE PAINTED ON SCOPE BY CONTROLLER. OLD BEGAN CLIMBING. ARCHIE 29 PILOT LOST VISUAL CONTACT WHEN OLD'S ALTITUDE 4-5000FT. OLD THEN ACCELERATED TO SPEED OF…
- Page 6 ACTION UNCLASSIFIED FM HEDUSAF WASH DC COMDR NEAC PEPPERELL AFB NFNL INFO COMDR ATIC AFB COLD CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO [REDACTED] FROM AFON-2A1 56113. REFERENCE MSGS COMMANDER 64TH AIR…
- Page 7 OPER INMED FM CONDR 6A AIRDIV DEF PEPPERELL AFB NFLD TO COMDR ADC AFT FBD COLO CONDR ATIC UPFAB OHIO DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC CORS USAF WASHDC CONDR NEAC PEPPERELL AFB NFLD COMANDANTATION NEW YORK…
- Page 8 PAGE THREE ANOTHER ACFT APPROX 23 MILES TO THE REAR OF "ANCHIE 91" REPORTED A SIGHTING OF THE SAME OBJECT IN THE SAME LOCATION. THE BEHAVIOR WAS DESCRIBED AS FLYING A VARYING DIRECIT COURSE, MAKING…
- Page 9 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE SIX. BECAUSE THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US. AS THE SUN ROSE HIGHER, THE LIGHT BEGAN TO GET DIMMER AND DIMMER UNTIL WE COMPLETELY LOST SIGHT. IF WE HAD NOT SEEN THE MOVEMENTS…
- Page 10 PAGE SEVEN "ARCHIE 29" CALLED "ENRAGE" CONTROL AND VERIFIED BY ACCOUNT OF THE OBJECT. AFTER POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF "ARCHIE 29", THE DISCUSSION OF THE OBJECT WAS REFERRED TO AS TO ITS POSITION…