USAF record 28966453 (1956)
28966453
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 28 July 1956
2. LOCATION Ocala, Florida
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 28/0900Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION forty minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [ILLEGIBLE]
9. COURSE E to S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One cylindrical object, comparable to auto headlight, red in color. First sighted at 30 degrees elevation. Last seen at 315 degrees and at 20 degrees elevation. Slowly faded from sight. Did not paint radar.
11. COMMENTS Wind & description indicate a possible balloon.
ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 28 July 1956 2. LOCATION Ocala, Florida 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 28/0900Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar Air-Visual…
- Page 2 IN 30 JUL 1956 07 26 WP1184 VYC288VMA5GKEA17 PP RJEPFN RJESDE RJEMP RJEPHO RJEPNE DE RJESKE 1B P 281360Z FM COMDR 668TH ACGRN MACDILL AFB FLA TO RJEPFN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RUESKE 1D I. NONE 2. APPEARED TO DROP A. NONE B. THIRTY DEGREES ELEVATION NINETY DEGREES AZIMUTH C. TWENTY DEGREES ELEVATION THREE ONE FIVE DEGREES AZIMUTH D. DESCENDING E. SLOWLY FADED FROM…
- Page 4 F. NONE 8. NONE 9. NEGATIVE PAINT ON RADAR 10. NONE 11. DUTY DIRECTOR 2/LT NO COMMENTS 12. NONE BT 28/1326Z JUL RIESKE