USAF record 28966399 (1956)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 23 July 1956

2. LOCATION Pensacola, Florida

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 24/0220Z

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

5. PHOTOS Yes [HW: No]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ten minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two

9. COURSE stationary then south

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Two small obj smaller than a star. Objs appeared as a constant yellow-orange glow. The two objs were close together for about five mins & then separated, the one moving much faster than other. When first noticed, objs were at 15 dgr elev 80 dgr azimuth. Objs were observed visually for about ten mins. Objs disappeared in the S (180 dgr) by fading, after one climb to a higher alt & leveled out. No Report In Fio.

11. COMMENTS INITIAL rpt of sighting conducted at the Proving Ground Command, Eglin AFB, Fla., via AF Fort 112; Concept wrtting officer Fort 112; Concept wrtting officer Fort 112; Concept wrtting officer Fort 112; Concept wrtting officer Fort 112; Concept wrtting officer Fort 112; Concept wrtting officer Fort 112; Concept wrtting officer Fort 112; Concept wrtting officer Fort 4/04/56 all operations were conducted at Ls,000 ft involving two F-IOO's & one KB-5O. Landing & search lights kept on continuously w/FB-5O's coming in & refueling describing & identifying perodically Fighter planes at time is as ten mins Evaluation A/C