USAF record 28964795 (1956)
28964795
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 6 February 1956
2. LOCATION Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT 07/0010Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS [REDACTED] 6. SOURCE military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE unknown
12. CONCLUSIONS ☒ Was Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft Balloon Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft Possibly Balloon Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Astronomical Possible Astronomical Possible Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Object appeared to be pentagonal with bright spots at points. Changed to triangle bright spots at points. Seen at approx 30,000 ft. Just after sun went down. From other report in same area this was a balloon.
11. COMMENTS: Balloon sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 6 February 1956 2. LOCATION Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT 07/0010Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐…
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- Page 3 Page 2 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. None b. A few c. Many d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle…
- Page 4 Page 3 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. a. Sound: [REDACTED] b. Color: [HW:] When first viewed was white changed to light green then red/pinkish then red to clear color…
- Page 5 Page 4 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during…
- Page 6 Page 5 25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car c. [HW: Outdoors] d. In an airplane e. At sea f. Other 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the…
- Page 7 Page 6 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a…
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- Page 9 Page 8 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes [No] IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? [ILLEGIBLE] m.p.h. 40. Do you think you can estimate…
- Page 10 Form B U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use the following space to write out a short…