USAF record 28966942 (1956)
28966942
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 14 August 1956
2. LOCATION Harvey, Illinois
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 15/08257
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOR O Yes XO No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 sec/still to night
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE (E)
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One circular obj, ten times larger than a star, Color varied from white to blue to amber, Part of obj was swinging like a pendulum, At one time part of object separated from main body & later rejoined, Obj was shooting sparks or rays, Object sighted for over 2 hrs visually & thru binoculars from home in sky & moving east, Obj still in sight at time of initial rpt, Same obj viewed one week before.
11. COMMENTS In area too long for Balloon with winds indicated 25-40 Knots, Probable sighting of Mars (in E)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 14 August 1956 2. LOCATION Harvey, Illinois 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 15/08257 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual…
- Page 2 ACTION [HW: 74E4] [HW: 3 4E2a] [HW: atic] JEDWP H264XPB227 YDC219AEA125AEK294 RR RJEDEN RJEDLP RJEPHQ RJEPNB DE RJEDAE 4H R 151455Z FM COMDR 755TH ACWRON WILLIAMS BAY WISC TO RJEDEN/COMER ADC ENT AFB…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJEDAE 4H H NONE I LOOKS LIKE A HALF DOLLAR AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE ROTATING ON AN AXIS 2 A LIGHT B HIGH C SAME AS ABOVE D MOVING EAST E STILL IN SIGHT [HW:] F TWO HOURS 3 A NAKED EYE B FIELD…
- Page 4 3 15 MILED 4 NONE 5 NONE 8 NONE 9 NONE QP NONE 11 LT PINSON 12 NONE 13 WAS SEEN ONE WEEK BEFORE BY FIVE PEOPLE BT 15/1332Z AUG RJEDAE