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USAF record 28968865 (1957)

28968865

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 22 January 1957

2. LOCATION Glenwood, Iowa

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 22/0629Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED]

5. PHOTOS Yes [REDACTED]

6. SOURCE Civilian (GOC) and Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30-seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE W to NW Falling

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One white later turning to red flame, two inches wide and 60 inches long. Object moved from West to Northwest falling. Object was seen visually for 30 seconds.

11. COMMENTS Description and flight path of the object indicates that this sighting was caused by a meteor. However, since the length of 60 inches is not within the range for a meteor, a "probably meteor" evaluation is given. Possible overestimation of duration also considered.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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