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USAF record 28968988 (1957)

28968988

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 14 February 1957

2. LOCATION Kittery Point, Maine East Nassau, New York

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1910 GMT 15/0010Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [X]Ground-Visual [ ]Ground-Radar [ ]Air-Visual [ ]Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS [X]Yes [ ]No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a few seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE straight line

12. CONCLUSIONS [ ]Was Balloon [ ]Possibly Balloon [ ]Possibly Balloon [ ]Was Aircraft [ ]Possibly Aircraft [ ]Possibly Aircraft [ ]Was Astronomical Meteor [X]Probably Astronomical [X]Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: 1) Object-one. Round size of softball, color very bright emerald green. No discernible features, No sound except whizzing sound as it passed directly overhead. 2) One object shape unknown, size 1 foot color blue and green flame. Obj moved up and down in an arc. WX overcast Two a/c in area. Description characteristic of meteor observation.

STAMP: ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 53)

II.COMMENTS: Probable meteor sighting.

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