USAF record 28967428 (1956)
28967428
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 4 September 1956
LOCATION Plymouth, New Hampshire
DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z GMT 05/0025Z
PHOTOS O Yes X No
TYPE OF OBSERVATION NSX Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar O Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar
SOURCE Civilian
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hr 35 mins
NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
COURSE due east
CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probable Balloon Possible Balloon Was Aircraft Probable Aircraft Possible Aircraft Was Astronomical Possible Astronomical Possible Astronomical Other Sufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One round bright red object, size of a grapefruit at arm's length. Obj was observed directly overhead in a due east direction. Object moved from side to side "several feet." Object winked out & reappeared several times. At time of report, object had been viewed visually for 1 hr 35 mins and was still visible in approx the same location.
NSX Concur w/reporting officer that sighting was caused by Mars (in East at 25 dgr elevation, 110 dgr azimuth).
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE 4 September 1956 LOCATION Plymouth, New Hampshire DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z GMT 05/0025Z PHOTOS O Yes X No TYPE OF OBSERVATION NSX Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar…
- Page 2 1A: ROUND 1B: SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT 1C. BRIGHT RED 1D. ONE 1E. N/A 1F: NO UNUSUAL FEATURES 1G. NONE 1H. NONE 1I. NONE PD 2A.GOC ON DUTY WAS SCANNING SKY NOTICED COLOR PD 2B. 90 DEG (DIRECTLY OVERHEAD)…
- Page 3 ACTION 14 5Sep 56 07 23 RC075 M WPG282 YDB885 TYP069 TDE09ETSNA22ZASNK005 PP RJELHQ RJEDUP RJEDEN DE RJEPSN 5K P 2592382 FM COMDR 654TH ACVRON USNAS BRUNSWICK MAINE TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB…