USAF record 28968376 (1956)
28968376
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 15 November 1956
2. LOCATION (near) McChord AFB, Wash.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 16/0452Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] X-Ray-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS □ Yes □ No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION three to four seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One round object, with white-orange strobe effect was seen as a flash in the sky. Object appeared slower than a meteor but faster than an aircraft. Object was seen air-visually for three to four seconds.
11. COMMENTS Description, duration, and flash indicate that this sighting was probably caused by a meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 15 November 1956 2. LOCATION (near) McChord AFB, Wash. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 16/0452Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]…
- Page 2 5.9117 Callin 88252 161 04522 Witnesses WPA932 YDB981 XYA131 XDF978TSBA118SBX029DMAE33 [HW: HW] [STAMP: 34] OO RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ [HW: 4EY] DE RJWPDM 65A O 16B644Z FX 23TH ADIV MCCHORD AFB WASH TO…
- Page 3 3. A. AIR CRAFT HEADING 180 DEG 16 MILES SOUTH OF MCCHORD AF BASE B NONE C F86D/PRONTO-TANGO/23,000/180 DEG/220KTS/FROM MCCHORD AF BASE 4. A 16/94522 NOV B NIGHT CLEAR 5. NB 3845 6. A N/A B. BEANE LT…
- Page 4 10. NONE 11. 1 A/C 8 MILES S. OF BASE 28,000 1 A/C 12 MILES N/ OF BASE. 28,000 12. TRAVELING NE. TO SW. ORIGINALLY SIGHTED E. OF FORT LEWIS FIRING AREA. BT [STAMP:] [HW:] Possibly rocket firing. Some…