USAF record 28966933 (1956)
28966933
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 14 August 1956
2. LOCATION Fitchburg, Massachusetts
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE ☐ Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] minutes [ILLEGIBLE]
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS eight
9. COURSE [REDACTED]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Eight cylindrical objects, red & green in color, were in a staggered formation and were seen to be moving visually for 20 minutes. Total of 16 objects observed. Objects moved to east to west behind each other at intervals ranging in 3-13 min. Total time of sighting was 1 hour, 10 minutes. The silver objects, about the size of a small aircraft, disappeared separately over the horizon. One object was larger and had red and green lights.
11. COMMENTS This sighting is considered the observation of air refueling operations.
[STAMP: ATIC FORM 325 (REV 24 SEP '52)]
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 14 August 1956 2. LOCATION Fitchburg, Massachusetts 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐…
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