USAF record 28962847
28962847
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 14 Jul 55
2. LOCATION Palm Beach, Fla
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 15/03152
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION xD Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS □ Yes [ILLEGIBLE] No
6. SOURCE military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ten to fifteen Seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE ESE to WNW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One conical, white light with tail exhaust coming smoothly to point and blue-white in color was seen to appear at a 10° elevation at 30° and to disappear at 10° elevation at 310°. Witness reliable.
11. COMMENTS Observer of this sighting was originally reported to be an observer of sighting reported at Orlando, Fla at 15/03002 Jul 55. Witnesses have seen different obj. If obj crossed a major portion of sky in a period of 10-15 seconds it probably was astronomical in nature. Probably meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 82)
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft Was Astronomical Meteor Was Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 14 Jul 55 2. LOCATION Palm Beach, Fla 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 15/03152 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION xD Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 5.…
- Page 2 ACTION 16Jul55 01122 LATIA 3ATIG 4Hfile [HW:] [STAMP:] [STAMP:] [STAMP:] [STAMP:] [STAMP:] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE REDSON 37 152745Z FM CONDE 1707TH ATW HUY TNG PALM BEACH AFB FLA TO RJESDN/CONDE ABC ENT…
- Page 3 16,000/25 DEGREES 17 KNOTS 27/35/39 DEGREES 18 KNOTS 37/45/49 DEGREES 19 KNOTS 50/50/27 DEGREES 8 KNOTS 58,600/76 DEGREES 65 KNOTS ( ) 2,500 SCATTERED (D) 15 MILES (D) [ILLEGIBLE] AT 2,500 (D) NONE…