USAF record 28966408 (1956)
28966408
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 26 July 1956
2. LOCATION a/c in flight 43°12' N - 49°30' W 500 Mi SE of Gander, Newfound
3. DATE/TIME GROUP Local GMT: 27/0112Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]
5. PHOTOS [No]
6. SOURCE Civilian(airlines pilot)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15-20 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE S to N
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object circular light, size of golf ball, Color blue green. Object disappeared behind clouds. Observer first thought object was exhaust from a/c Speed greater than any a/c.
11. COMMENTS Probable meteor sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW: Was Balloon] Probably Balloon [HW: Probably Balloon] Was Aircraft [HW: Was Aircraft] Probably Aircraft [HW: Probably Aircraft] Possibly Aircraft [HW: Possibly Aircraft] Was Astronomical/Meteor [HW: Was Astronomical/Meteor] Possibly Astronomical/Meteor [HW: Possibly Astronomical/Meteor]
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 26 July 1956 2. LOCATION a/c in flight 43°12' N - 49°30' W 500 Mi SE of Gander, Newfound 3. DATE/TIME GROUP Local GMT: 27/0112Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual…
- Page 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THE DIRECTOR GENERAL USAF 1st DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO IN REPLY TO:…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED Roslyn [REDACTED] stated substantially that at approximately 0112Z (Greenwich Time) on 27 July 1956, while piloting a Pan American [REDACTED] to Paris, France, he sighted a pulsating…
- Page 4 CC FID Unidentified Flying Object Sighter 27 July 1956, date August 1956 (a) Colors: Blue-green, similar to the color of an aircraft exhaust. When the UFO circled, it had a very rich color. (b)…
- Page 5 (b) Optical side used: Negative (c) Observer's aircraft: DC-7C, Pan American Airways Flight 542/26, aircraft number 17084; approximate altitude 15,000 feet on a course of approximately 260 miles.…
- Page 6 Wind Surface: 120 degrees, 10 knots [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE 6,000 ft: 210 degrees, 20 knots [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE 10,000 ft: 220 degrees, 15 knots [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE 16,000 ft: 250 degrees, 40 knots [ILLEGIBLE]…