USAF record 28963910
28963910
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 11 Oct 55
2. LOCATION Earnest Harmon AFB WFLD
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 12/0315Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Yes* No
6. SOURCE Military and civilian (3)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15-20 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE NE to SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: About size of average star, brighter than star. First looked like falling star until it stopped and hovered for approx 2 min; it then flew and stopped again for 2 or 2 min; it repeated this move again a total of 4 times altogether. Shapeless light, white no sound, moved like "falling star". Approached fr NE, stopped and hovered on several occasions; after each hover it made a radical change in course. During hovering, light appeared to rock and sway.
11. COMMENTS: Rate of speed, faster than any jet a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 82)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 11 Oct 55 2. LOCATION Earnest Harmon AFB WFLD 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 12/0315Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar…
- Page 2 STAMP: Oct 25 00 34'55 HW: RJENDM 21 HW: R 241282Z HW: RJENDM 21 HW: RJENDM 21 HW: RJENDM 21 HW: RJENDM 21 HW: RJENDM 21 STAMP: Oct 25 00 34'55 RJENDM 21 RJENDM 21 RJENDM 21 RJENDM 21 RJENDM 21…
- Page 3 IN 17 06/1959 00 03 /506753 84 35 WPL225 YUB884 JVA322 JEAAC128KA293FTA242 AR RJEPHQ RJEDEN RJEDIVE DE RJEKPT QSA R 141739Z FM COMDR 64TH AIR DIV DEF PEPPERELL AFB MF TO RJEDEN COMDR ADC ENI AFB COLO…
- Page 4 1. 28 APRIL, THE OBSERVER STATED THAT THE SPEED OF THE OBJECT 2. EXCEEDED THAT OF ANY JET AIRCRAFT HE HAD EVER SEEN. 3. THE OBJECT CLIMBED VERTICALLY UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED. 4. ESTIMATED 5-7 MINUTES…
- Page 5 PAGE FOUR RJKEFT 73A 50,300 280 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 72,338 290 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS C. [REDACTED] BROKEN 142 OV CST [REDACTED] BROKEN 148 OV CST [REDACTED] BROKEN 142 OV CST [REDACTED] BROKEN 142 OV…
- Page 6 A. SHAPELESS, AN ORB OF LIGHT CLOSE IN. B. SIZE, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PEA HELD AT ARM'S LENGTH. C. COLOR, WHITE (COMPARABLE TO THE LANDING LIGHT OF AN AIRCRAFT) D. NUMBER, ONE (1). E. FORMATION, N/A…
- Page 7 [STAMP: 02 05 '55] [HW: 1'4'4 3 4 - 4x2a] PAGE TWO RJENDH 21 I. NONE 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: A. OBSERVER CASUALLY LOOKED UP B. [ILLEGIBLE] DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
- Page 8 2. OBJECT APPEARED FROM NORTHWEST TRAVELLING IN EASTERN DIRECTION IN STRAIGHT LINE AT SPEED OF APPROX 70 MPH OBJECT TRAVELLED FROM FIRST OBSERVED POSITION TO POINT OVER THE KC-57 PARKING AREA PD…
- Page 9 TO UNCOVER IDENTITY PD 7. WEATHER AT TIME OF SIGHTING: A. CLEAR 1 THE AREA IN WHICH THE FIGHTING WAS MADE B. WINDS ALFT AT 235° 12 OCT 55 A SURFACE 35½ 6,800 ZOPKOV 12,023 EPPYOT 18,829 WUPXI 2M,WW…
- Page 10 11. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER CNA ERNEST HARLAN AFE P THISSILMTG COINCIDES ALMOST TO THE MINUTE WITH THE RELEASE OF WEATHER BALLOON AT ENATE PD THE WIND DIRECTIONS AND VELOCITIES WERE SUCH AS TO CARRY THE…