USAF record 28966661 (1956)
28966661
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 4 August 1956
2. LOCATION Ball Lake, Michigan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local OUT: 05/0483Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION two minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE
9. COURSE W to Ns
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One round object, the size of an orange at arm's length Color was orange. Noted by observer because of its bright glow in the sky." Seen visually and through binoculars for period of two minutes Disappeared by fading into horizon.
11. COMMENTS Duration of sighting and description in sky (bright glow) indicated the possibility of a jet contrail. Evaluation of this sighting is possibly aircraft.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] EX Was Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE]
ATIC FORM 322 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 4 August 1956 2. LOCATION Ball Lake, Michigan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local OUT: 05/0483Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] 5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No] 6.…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 7 AUG 1956] [STAMP: 08 29] IN [HW: REACTION] JEDWP K07GWPB147 YMA022FJA359 PP RJEDEN RJEDSW RJEDWP RJEPNB RJEPHQ DE RJEDFJ 35 P $61718Z FM COMDR 661ST ACWRON SELFRIDGE AFB MICH TO…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJEDFJ 3S (1) NEGATIVE 2. (A) BRIGHT GLOW IN SKY (B) 30 /270 (C) NEGATIVE /290 (D) FADED INTO HORIZON- (E) FADED - (F) 2 MIN [HW: Wet] [HW: 30/270] [HW: 290] 3. (A) GROUND VISUAL (B)…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE RJEDFJ 3S 20,000 293/40 30,000 386/43 50,000 386/45 80,000 NOT AVAILABLE (C) 28,869 (CBL BROKEN (K) NEGATIVE (F) N/A 8. NEGATIVE 9. NEGATIVE 18. NW 537 IN GN 1549 UN 537 IN GN 2538 11.…