USAF record 28968937 (1957)
28968937
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 12 February 1957
LOCATION Floyd Bennett Navy AB, New York
DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1620 GMT 12/12/20Z
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual BX [REDACTED]
PHOTOS [HW: Yes] not rec'd [ILLEGIBLE] No
SOURCE High School student
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hr. 20 mins.
NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
COURSE N to SW
CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One object, oval shaped, size of quarter through binoculars, color white. Obj faded out.
COMMENTS: Wind direction and velocities at 10-16,000 ft coincide with travel of object, i.e., N to SW. As object was positively identified as round in shape, observed through binoculars, in sight for over 1 hour, undoubtedly was a balloon.
[STAMP: ATIC FORM 129 (REV 26 SEP 53)]
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE 12 February 1957 LOCATION Floyd Bennett Navy AB, New York DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1620 GMT 12/12/20Z TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual BX [REDACTED] PHOTOS [HW: Yes] not…
- Page 2 PAGE TWO RJEDLS 2H H. NONE I. NEG 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE A. WATCHING THE SKY [HW:] B. 15 DEGREES NORTH [HW:] C. 75 DEGREES WEST [HW:] D. WEST TO EAST THEN CHANGED COURSE AND HEADED WEST [HW:] E.…
- Page 3 B. SURFACE 6,000 FT 090 DEG 10 KT 12,000 FT 035 DEG 15 KT 18,335 FT 235 DEG [ILLEGIBLE] KT [HW: On basis of temperature and other data - very jerky of the whole file] [HW: Notes: Winds are from the…
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