USAF record 28969869 (1957)
28969869
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 14 May 1957
2. LOCATION Springfield, Missouri
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 15/0433Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS Yes [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 3 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object round, size of grapefruit color white turning to green. Object had trail or exhaust 3 times the length of object. Object appeared to have exploded and disappeared.
11. COMMENTS Meteor sighting.
ATIC FORM JSP (REV 25 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 14 May 1957 2. LOCATION Springfield, Missouri 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 15/0433Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED]…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 1405-5-7-01] [STAMP: 16] WP 1829 WP P905 YMP 138SYYF32K KFA143KFG872FCE324 MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO [HW: 16 May 57] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] DE RJEDKF 1GE M 151400Z FH CONDR 797TH ACW SQ…
- Page 3 E. N/A F. NONE G. TRAIL OR EXHAUST ABOUT THREE TIMES THE LENGTH OF THE OBJECT H. NONE PAGE TWO RJEDKF 1GE I. APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT A. BRIGHTNESS B. UNKNOWN C.…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE RJEDKF 1CE C. FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS A. CIVILIAN 1. PATROLMAN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI POLICE DEPT. [REDACTED]
- Page 5 SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 4. PQST SPRINGFIELD, MILLOURI 5. [REDACTED] HEPLIN, MISSOURI 7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT PLACE AND TIME OF SITEING PAGE FOUR RJEDKF 1GE A. CLEAR B. 6,000 FT. 300 AT 20 KTS.…
- Page 6 11. SENIOR DIRECTOR, FORDLAND AF STATION, MISSOURI COOMENTS: BELIEVE OBJECT TO BE FALLING STAR OR METOR JUDGING FROM THE REPORTS RECEIVED BY ME. THE CAUSE OF THE SIGHTING COULD BE EXPLAINED BY THE…