USAF record 28968559 (1956)
28968559
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 December 1956
2. LOCATION Amherst, Massachusetts!
3. DAYTIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS [REDACTED]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 - 3 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE SW to NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One dark round object, size of a basketball at arm's length. Object had an exhaust ball shaped, tapering to a small thin end.
Object was first seen at 30 deg elevation, low azimuth and disappeared at 30 deg elevation, 35 deg azimuth.
Object flew in a straight flight path and disappeared in an orange-yellow puff of explosion, after having been observed visually for 1 to 3 seconds.
11. COMMENTS Description, duration, and manner of disappearance indicate sighting was probably caused by a meteor.
STAMP: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP '52)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [HW:] Was Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft [HW:]
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 5 December 1956 2. LOCATION Amherst, Massachusetts! 3. DAYTIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED] 5. PHOTOS [REDACTED] 6. SOURCE Civilian 7.…
- Page 2 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT AREA REPORT CONCERNS United States / Georgef HJCN 2823 AGENCY OF ORIGIN HQ 4050th ARF Wing Intelligence Westover AFB, Mass. SOURCE…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGIATING AGENCY HQ 435th ARBF Wing, Westover AFB REPORT NO. PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES 6.) Identifying information of observer: A. Name - [REDACTED] B. Age - 26 C.…
- Page 4 CLASSIFICATION (Security Information when Allied in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGENCY 4050th ARSF Wing, Westover AFB. REPORT NO. PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES 1.) Description of the object: A. Shape…