USAF record 28964252
28964252
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 24 Nov 55
2. LOCATION Hokkaido, Japan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 24/1613%
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE military (P-86 Pilot)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE 8ta
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING On mission at 25,000 a red glow of high inensity was sighted (stationary). First looked like a/c on fire or afterburner. First spherical shape, then changed to Oblong, retaining brightness. Glow disappeared gradually within 5 min.
11. COMMENTS Refraction of setting moon. See Dr Hynek's evaluation
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
12. CONCLUSIONS [REDACTED] Balloon [REDACTED] Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Moon [REDACTED] Astronomical [REDACTED] Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 24 Nov 55 2. LOCATION Hokkaido, Japan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 24/1613% 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Air-Visual 5. PHOTOS No 6. SOURCE military (P-86 Pilot) 7. LENGTH…
- Page 2 Ref: Case: 24 Nov. 1955 Hotkaido, Japan The sighting of a red glow was reported as 16:13 Z at long. 140° E. and 52° N., on Nov. 24, 1955. Glow reported to have been seen on horizon, at azimuth…
- Page 3 2 and at 16:48 it was therefore 5° 48'. The hour angle of the moon (t) was therefore 6° 16'. To obtain the azimuth of the moon, we employ: tan t = sin t cos φ tan δ - sin φ cos t where t = azimuth…
- Page 4 3 the glow and the position of the setting moon* at that time were identical within allowable errors of observation. Moon set at Hopkoids that morning at approx 2 A.M. Local time of sighting was 1:37…
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- Page 8 PAGE THREE RJEPHO 103 AND WAS FOLLOWING ME WITH THE AID OF HIS RAY THERE WERE NO CLOUD CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND ABOVE LAYER FOR OMENTIONED CMM AND THE VISIBILITY WAS EXTREMELY GOOD AT APPROX 21131 CMMD…
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