USAF record 28967190 (1956)
28967190
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 26 August 1956
2. LOCATION Hyattsville, Maryland
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 27/0300Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION R: Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar O Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS O Yes O No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION two hours
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE south rising / in orbit
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object, with appearance of a "conical shedded parachute." Object had reddish and whitish glow. Object noticed by observer because it seemed to be an unusually bright star. Obj sighted in the SE at an elevation of about 15 dgr. Obj was rising slowly & moving south. Object was seen visually & through binoculars for two hours & was still in sight at time of rpt.
11. CONCLUSIONS Sighting was undoubtedly caused by Planet Mars, Evaluated as astronomical.
HW: Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Was Astronomical [HW:] Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical HW: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 26 August 1956 2. LOCATION Hyattsville, Maryland 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 27/0300Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION R: Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar O Air-Visual O…
- Page 2 ATTN:AFOIN-401 AND AF-OOP AND AF-OOP-CP UNCLASS FROM HQ USAF AFOIN 46340 UFOB. 1. (A) CONICAL SHREDDED PARACHUTE, (B) ONE TWENTIETH DIAMETER OF FIELD BINOCULARS (DETAILS OF BINOCULARS UNKNOWN), (C)…
- Page 3 ACTION 27 Aug 56 09 00 STAMP: 4E4 STAMP: -4x2a-180 Witness 27/0/1002 NNNN JEDWP H332 WPAE37SYDCG67 TYB@19HQB@32 RR RJEDEN RJEDWP DE RJEPHQ @83 R 276438Z FM HQ USAF WASH DC TO RJEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL…