USAF record 28969706 (1957)
28969706
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 29 April 1957
2. LOCATION Seattle, Washington
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS [HW: X.D No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 second
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 7-9
9. COURSE NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [HW: Globular objects (7-9) going through 1/16 d.r arc in one second, White with purplish tinge. Underside of object lighter and flatter, Mark similar to two half-moons, Movement rapid, Had viewed similar phenomena previously.]
11. COMMENTS [HW: Detail given of object going through 45 d.r arc in one second seems out of ordinary, Observation probably of bolide which has already exploded, Case considered as a meteor sighting in view of duration and general description.]
ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 52)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Was Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 29 April 1957 2. LOCATION Seattle, Washington 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED]…
- Page 2 RC072 WPA076 YDA050 XYA114 XMB055DMA059 CO RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJUPDM 62A O 300850Z [HW: CS] FM 25 CADD MCCHORD AFB WASH TO RJEDEN/COMDR CONAD ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWPDM 62A (I) RAPID MOVEMENT 2. (A) WATCHING COMET. NOTICED RAPID MOVEMENT (B) 15 DEG ELEVATION. HEADING 360 DEG NORTH (C) 15 DEG ELEVATION NW 315 DEG (D) STRAIGHT - EAST TO NW (E) BELOW…
- Page 4 20,000 55/160 30,000 20/170 40,000 25/170 50,000 19/170 8O,OOO UNK (C) UNLIMITED (D) 15PLUS (E) NONE (F) NONE 8. NONE 9. NONE 1O. NONE 1I. NONE 12. SENIOR CONTROLLER LAST CHANCE -CAPT- OBSERVERS…