USAF record 28968870 (1957)
28968870
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 27 January 1957
2. LOCATION Hollenburg, Germany
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 27/0625Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3-4 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE N/A
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING A ball-shaped object, intense black-white, with a fiery red trail was seen by ground observers at 27/0625Z. It was on a downward arc from 70 to 20 dgrs. Observed for only 3-4 seconds. Exploded before it hit the ground.
11. COMMENTS Everything here suggests that the object was, without doubt, a bolide (fireball). See Dr. Olivier's and Dr. La Pas' rpts.
Rpt not on file.
ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 27 January 1957 2. LOCATION Hollenburg, Germany 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 27/0625Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]…