USAF record 28966547 (1956)
28966547
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Cy For 46028-RW3.
1. DATE: 31 JULY [ILLEGIBLE] AUGUST 1956 2. LOCATION: Amarillo, Texas
3. DATE/TIME GROUP: [HW:] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: FBI Report 5. PHOTOS: Xi Yea 6. SOURCE: Civilian (EX AF pilot)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2 hrs, 15 min. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS & COURSE: 1
9. CONCLUSIONS: ☐ War Balloon ☐ Probable Balloon ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ War Aircraft ☐ Probable Aircraft ☐ Possibly Airship
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Observed bright trajectory 10 miles SB of Amarillo, followed by another, appearing as a light in a cloud formation estimated to be 50 miles in length and varying in size of grapefruit, having faint traces red and varying its position. Picture taken of the pattern left by object.
11. COMMENTS: Plot of positions, directions and locations given show that a line from observers position (bearing 310 o'clock) points directly at the Army Artillery Testing Grounds. Probably high-altitude AA firings with drones, rockets, parachute flares etc., which may have accounted for the odd illumination and patterns against the night sky.
LATE UFO REPORT: Submitted to ATIC Jan '57
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP '52) UNCLASSIFIED
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Cy For 46028-RW3. 1. DATE: 31 JULY [ILLEGIBLE] AUGUST 1956 2. LOCATION: Amarillo, Texas 3. DATE/TIME GROUP: [HW:] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: FBI Report 5. PHOTOS: Xi Yea 6.…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED OFFICIAL FILE COPY OFFICE OF RECORD Review and Analysis - UFO Photo AFOIN-4 AFOIN-4X2b AFOIN-4X2c (In Turn) AFOIN-4X2c AFOIN-4X3a AFOIN-4X3b Major Willner 1. Request your review and…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED OFFICIAL FILE COPY OFFICE OF RECORD AFOIN-4X2b Analysis - UFO Photo (3) Possibility of object being fuzz, lint or some similar object cleverly photographed against a dark background,…
- Page 4 JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER FEB 19 1940'57 ACTION ROUTINE FROM COMDR ATIC TO COMMANDING OFFICER ARMY ARTILLERY & GUIDED MISSILE…
- Page 5 JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER ACTION: INFO TYPE MSG (Code): BOOK MULTI SINGL ACCOUNTING SYMBOL: ORIG. OR REFERRING TO:…
- Page 6 JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (C/A) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE ACTION BOOK MULTI…
- Page 7 UNCLASSIFIED 23Feb57 10 57 [HW:344] [HW:34x6] [HW:W] WP#29 WPH165THUYA317WFA199XVA052 RR RJEDWP DE RUFLY D52 R 2119352 FM USAARTYANDGMCEN FTSSILL OKLA TO COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO DA GRNC [ILLEGIBLE]…
- Page 8 No Case (Information Only) July 1956 SE Kansas LIFE, in its July 50 issue, published a photograph of a bright, saucerlike object seen flying in the sky over southeastern Kansas the week before. "Air…
- Page 9 22 July 1956 Pixley, California No Case (Information Only) COMMENTS REGARDING PIXLEY CASE 1. This Center has no report under that identification. 2. However, the following should be made a matter of…
- Page 10 AIR FORCE PLANE DOWNS BY UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT Case 170. In air over Pikes, Cal., July 22, 1956—The above headline quoted from the Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo., typifies others appearing in the…