USAF record 28968462 (1956)
28968462
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 26 & 27 November 1956
2. LOCATION Kadoka, South Dakota Clear Lake, South Dakota
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: 27/0512Z GMT: 27/0655Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [REDACTED]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION one and one half hours
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one closing
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object was red, blue, green, and white in color and the size of a baseball at arm's length. Object was first seen at 35 dgr elevation and disappeared at 60 dgr elevation after rising in elevation and moving from 100 dgr azimuth. Object faded from sight after having been observed visually & through binoculars (8x40 power) for 13 hours,/2 One red to green egg-shaped object size of grapefruit at arm's length Obj last seen at 35 elev,270 dgr zzi Changed directions fast no set pattern Visually & thru binoculars.
11. COMMENTS Mars at 265 dgr azimuth about 20-30 dgr elevation setting at 0830Z.
STAMP: ATIC FORM 139 (REV 26 SEP 57)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW: Was Balloon] Probably Balloon [HW: Probably Balloon] Was Aircraft [HW: Was Aircraft] Probably Aircraft [HW: Probably Aircraft] Was Astronomical [HW: Was Astronomical] Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 26 & 27 November 1956 2. LOCATION Kadoka, South Dakota Clear Lake, South Dakota 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: 27/0512Z GMT: 27/0655Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual…
- Page 2 ATIC 28Nov56 10 09 3-4E4 STAMP: 28 AUPH28SCTUSS5WUS224 MB343 M FGB577 LONG GOVT DL PD FARGO NDAK 27 139PMC COMMANDER AIR TECHNICAL INT CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO IAW AFR 200-2 FOLG UFOB RPT IS…
- Page 3 8. NEG $9. PASSED INFO TO NEAREST ADDC 10. NEG $11. OPS OFF NONE 12. NEG COMMANDER DET 1,4672 G.O.S. FARGO-- MOORHEAD FILTER CENTER BOX 1873 FARGO NDAK IAW AFR 255-2 UFOR RPT IS 1 A B C D E N/A F G H…
- Page 4 ATIC 27/05122 28 Nov 56 10 09 VOTONHUPF, USA 1956 Nov 23 03:50 UPHSECTW154 WUA625 MA533 M FGB635 LONG GOVT DL PD ( DUPÉ AND CORRECTED CY) FARCO NDAK 27 13SPHC COMMANDER, AIR TECHNICAL INT CENTER…
- Page 5 ATIC 29 Nov 56 08 48 Witness 29 Nov 56 08:48 STAMP: ATIC STAMP: ATIC UPH9920 WPE340 YMB92NGA331 RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJEDNG 4E R 281923Z FW CONDR 735TH ACURON WADENA MINN TO RJEDEN/CONDR ADC…
- Page 6 IAW AFR 225-2 FOLG UF0B RPT I A B C D E N/A F G H I 2 A B 35 AZIMUTH 100 C 60 100 D E F HRS 3 A B C N/A 4 A BS12Z 27 56 B 5 FKDP2951 S A 24 E 21 C 35 D 45 E B NEG 7 A B C D E NEG F NEG S NEG S IS NEG…
- Page 7 PAGE TWO RJEDNG 4E C. STILL IN SIGHT D. CHANGED DIRECTION FAST; NO SET PATTERN E. N/A F. 1 QXU HOURS 3. A GROUND VISUAL B. BINOCULARS 5X40 C. N/A 4. A PITZ 27 NOV 56 B NIGHT 5 CLEAR LAKE SD (JQ1945)…
- Page 8 12. S/SGT WILLIAM L GROEGAERT AF 17301422 MINNEAPOLIS FILTER CENTER BT 25/21217 NOV RJEDNG [REDACTED]