USAF record 28970259 (1957)
28970259
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 13 June 1957
2. LOCATION Columbus, New Mexico
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] Military
6. SOURCE [HW: No]
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
9. COURSE NNW rising
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object, very bright, size of marble, color bright white, object stationary or moving very slow NNW. A/C at 46,000 and object estimated 20,000 feet higher.
11. COMMENTS Five flights of balloons from Vernalis several at altitudes between 60,000 and 100,000 feet.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 13 June 1957 2. LOCATION Columbus, New Mexico 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED]…
- Page 2 RA041 WYD253 WMB032DNA#15DNF#29 07 29 PP RUEPNS RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJWFDN IF P 132325Z HW: Weber ATC STAMP: 59/17 // NTFD STAMP: 14/04/58 EN COMDR 685TH ACWRON LAS CRUCES AFS N MEX TO RUEPNS/COMDR ADC…
- Page 3 LARADO. TEXAS (A) N/A (B) SEE SIX ABOVE - OTHER DATA U:KKKKK KKKK RREKKE RJWFDN 1F 7. (A) BIF WEATHER: CLEAR, VIS 60 MI. SURFACE WINDS WEST 20, WINDS ALOFT: (B) PTXWTPXWP 10/280/30 15/280/36…
- Page 4 1. (A) SIMILAR TO WEATHER BALLOON (B) MARBLE (C) WHITE (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) VERY BRIGHT (G) NONE VISIBLE (H) NM SOUND PAGE TWO RJWFDN 1F (I) STATIONARY 2. (A) PILOT SCANNING HORIZON (B) ABOVE & HIGH…
- Page 5 [STAMP: 130657-02] [HW: 13/1732Z] [HW: 13/1732Z] [HW: 13/1732Z] RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJWFDN 21 R 141613Z FM COMDR 34TH ADD KIRTLAND AFB N MEX TO…
- Page 6 AREA 41 SURFACE 270 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS. 6,000 FEET 250 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS. 18,000 FEET 250 DEGREES AT 30 KNTTS. 15,000 FEET 263 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS. 28,886 FEET 276 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS. 38,999 FEET…