USAF record 28965179 (1956)
28965179
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 20 March 1956
2. LOCATION East Prairie, Missouri
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 20/1600Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS Civilian (GOC)
6. SOURCE Civilian (GOC)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION two minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE south
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One balloon, trailing object underneath. Orange color, teardrop shape.
11. COMMENTS: Concur with the opinion of the reporting authority that this sighting was caused by a balloon. Probably the radiosonde type.
ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 20 March 1956 2. LOCATION East Prairie, Missouri 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 20/1600Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS Civilian (GOC) 6. SOURCE…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 15 INFORMATION] RF097 UPC296 YMB941 YVB247 YYC321 KFA15 21 MAR 56 07 310 FG 053 FGE003 RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJEDKF 7GE. R 2021237. FM COMDR 797TH ACWRON FORDLAND AFS MO TO RJEDEN/COMDR…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJEDKF 7CE 2. (A) ACCIDENTALLY (B) 33 DEGREES ELEVATION 160 DEGREES AZIMUTH (C) 33 DEGREES ELEVATION 160 DEGREES AZIMUTH (D) STRAIGHT TRACK (E) PASSED OUT OF SIGHT (F) TWO (2) MINUTES 3. (A)…
- Page 4 AGE 33 GENERAL DELIVERY EAST PRAIRIE MO ALTERMAN GOC. (B) N/A 7. (A) CLEAR BRIGHT DAY. (B) 6,220 FT. 340 DEGREES 20 KNOTS 10,000 FT. 340 DEGREES [ILLEGIBLE] E3 25 K 16,999 FT. 340 DEGREES 30 KNOTS…