USAF record 28969376
28969376
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Los Angeles International airport tower/Long Beach C
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 23:07552
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS O Yes X No Civilian
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 2 then 1 [ILLEGIBLE]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Two objects then one --rectangular-- size of conventional target, Speed approx 3600 MPH. Objects detected 10 miles Northwest of station on a 320 dgr magnitude, Heading & stopped at approx 40 miles range, then came back towards station to approx 10 miles stopped then proceeded on 320dgr mag heading beyond range of scope.
11. COMMENTS: Preparing Officer concur this was radar malfunction due to loss of high voltage at station.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 57)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION Los Angeles International airport tower/Long Beach C 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 23:07552 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar…
- Page 2 22 27/675FB [HW: Vecti] ATIC WPH061 WPA023 YDB023 XYD026 XDBBZATYBA 10 06 RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJWPJB 11B R 232345Z FM COMDR 27TH AIR DIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWPJB 11B (50 MILES). E. OUT OF RADAR RANGE F. 40 SECONDS 3. A. ELECTRONIC AIR SURVEILLANCE RADAR B. NONE C. NONE 4. A. 23/0755Z B. NIGHT 5. LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TOWER LONG…