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USAF record 28964563 (1956)

28964563

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 11 January 1956

2. LOCATION Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 11/2340Z (N)

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Round-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE]

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE

9. COURSE to E.

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One circular object, orange, noticed by control tower operators because it was an unfamiliar object. Control tower called an F-89D in area who made a lockon by radar for approximately two minutes with aircraft indicating an overtake speed of fifty knots. Target then began to climb, went off scope, and lockon was broken.

11. COMMENTS Object characteristic of balloon description and motion as well as duration consistent with this analysis. A/c radar lockon with climb of object also indicates balloon with radar reflector. Balloons frequently not sighted by pilots.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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