USAF record 28968828 (1957)
28968828
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 16 January 1957
2. LOCATION Random Lake, Wisconsin
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: 16/2020Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE Civilian - Housewife
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two
9. COURSE W to E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object appearing like two white barrels one over the other floating in air. No exhaust. Observed for 5 mins.
11. COMMENTS Fits description of partially inflated high altitude balloon - which often have a pinched appearance near their center. Winds checked by telephone call to WX office: 74F average for that time: 270-280/20-30K average. Believed to be General Mills Research balloon (Minneapolis-St Paul release).
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 16 January 1957 2. LOCATION Random Lake, Wisconsin 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: 16/2020Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐…
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