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USAF record 28968430 (1958)

28968430

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 19 November 1958

2. LOCATION Cape May, New Jersey

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z GMT 19/0610Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE]

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ten to fifteen seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE NE to SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One large blue fire ball, 20 feet in diameter or the size of a volleyball at half a mile. Object left a bluish trail. Object left, or there was, an undescribable bluish light and sound. Object moved high and fast. Object was seen in a trajectory arc NE to SW. Object disappeared into woods at visible range after having been seen for 10 to 15 seconds.

11. COMMENTS Description, duration, flight path and manner of disappearance indicate sighting was caused by a meteor.

ATIC FORM 325 (REV 26 SEP 52)

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft

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