USAF record 28967577 (1956)
28967577
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 15 September 1956
2. LOCATION Altus, Oklahoma
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 15/07272
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION twenty to thirty secs
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE WNW to S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One round object, white like a star, the size of a poa held at arm's length. Object had bluish tail immediately behind it turning to an orange color before tapering off. Tail was about three times the size of object. Object was first noticed at 30 deg elevation, 280 deg azimuth. Object disappeared below horizon at azimuth of 190-200deg. Object was seen visually for 20-30 secs.
No Report In File
AJIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 53)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED]
Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Probably Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED]
Was Astronomical Meteor [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE for that region] Possibly Astronomical Meteor [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE for that region] Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 15 September 1956 2. LOCATION Altus, Oklahoma 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 15/07272 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept…