USAF record 28964390
28964390
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 17 Dec 55
2. LOCATION Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Olathe, Kansas Lincoln, Nebraska
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 18/0934Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE]
6. SOURCE civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION unknown
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS many
9. COURSE unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF LIGHTING Many reports from Nebraska, Missouri & Oklahoma of strange objects - streaks in the sky and explosion of some objects that looked like red and green flares.
11. COMMENTS Wide area of observation indicates meteor.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Possibly Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Possibly Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Was Astronomical Meteor ☑️ Probable Astronomical Meteor ☑️ Possibly Astronomical Meteor ☑️ Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 17 Dec 55 2. LOCATION Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Olathe, Kansas Lincoln, Nebraska 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 18/0934Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual…
- Page 2 59117/7 called 7 07122 ae RC48 UPF657 YMA947TNGA016H PP RJEDEN RJEDUP RJEPHQ RJEDKF DE RJEDNG 2A- P 18C739Z FM COMDR 31ST ADIV DEF SNELLING AFS MINN- TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEDUP/COMDR…
- Page 3 A child's painting of the great Kansas-Oklahoma fireball of 17 December 1955. It lit the sky up as bright as day. Because fireballs this big are rare and without instruments, scientists must depend…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED/ADCC 12212 REF MSG OPNS 303 QPSD REPORT 100TH NEBR SQ OMAHA NEBR DTG 18/6334Z DEC 55 PD FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED BY ADCC SUBMITTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION PD ABLE ONE DASH…
- Page 5 Most people know that you see and hear a high-flying jet plane at different spots in the sky. This is because sound travels so much slower than does light. However, some people report a "second…