USAF record 28963123
28963123
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 10 Aug 55
2. LOCATION Albuquerque, New Mexico
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT: 10/1530Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar ☐
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 45 mins
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE NW & Ascending & Stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One, round disc shaped obj, silver, trailing smoke, traveled NW, remained stationary and the ascended.
11. COMMENTS Weather balloon released from Kirtland AFB traveled in NW direction and was in area of sighting at time of sighting. Duration of sighting and description of sighting all fit. Smoke is attributed to optical phenomena and power of suggestion. Balloon burst at 16122 fitting length of observation.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possible Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 10 Aug 55 2. LOCATION Albuquerque, New Mexico 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT: 10/1530Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐…
- Page 2 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 10 Aug 55 2. LOCATION Albuquerque, New Mexico 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 10/1530Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW:…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RUMFKD 46 1 CLN SLOWER THAN AVERAGE AIRCRAFT 2 A CLN OBSERVERS CHILDREN CALLED HER ATTENTION TO OBJECT 3 CLN 15 DEG AT S1 DEG AZIMUTH 4 CLN 2 DEG AT S3 DEG AZIMUTH D CLN PERIOD OF 15 MINUTES…
- Page 4 ACTION [HW: Whitt] 1 10/3/58 55.20 FR S YDA S YDC "2 WHD17S WHPH 960 00 0 NR RJEDEN RJEDEN RJEDEN RJEDEN DE RJWFKD 46 - R 1 243.Z TC CIC FLT 1-D 46 2D AISS KIRTLAND AFB NIMEX- TC RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT…
- Page 5 UFOB INDEX CARD AISOP-UFOB-263-55 1. DATE 10 August 1955 2. LOCATION Albuquerque, New Mexico 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 10/1502 Aug 55 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar…
- Page 6 PAGE THREE RJWFKD 43 1 FT 7 DEC - 5K 2 FT 7 DEG - 1 K 3 FT 17 DEG - 2.K 4 FT 14 DEG - 2.K C CLN NONE D CLN S HILES E CLN S/1 AT 14000 FT F CLN NONE CLN WEATHER BALLON RELEASED AT 1/15. Z AUG 55 BY…