USAF record 28970330 (1957)
28970330
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 24 June 1957
2. LOCATION Guam
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0700 GMT23/1600Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual TX [REDACTED] Ground-Radar Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Navy, signal tower
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 minute
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE bobbing up and down
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object round, size of dime, color redish. Object itself not seen only lights the lights were like pinpoints positioned in shape of circle, Object sharply bobbing up & down - disappeared at 235 dgr azimuth, 35 dgr elev. Appeared 38 dgr elevation 310 azimuth, estimated distance 10 miles observed through TX.
11. COMMENTS Traveled through 25 dgr arc bobbing up & down in one minute. Observation through TX accounts for bobbing up and down. Speed, lateral flight and lights are consistent w/analysis of a/c Jet at 40,000 with speed of 400 knots at 15 miles fits this situation. Disappearance due to clouds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP '57)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 24 June 1957 2. LOCATION Guam 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0700 GMT23/1600Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual TX [REDACTED] Ground-Radar Air-Visual [REDACTED]…
- Page 2 23/165537 Witnesses ATIC 24065-7-01 23 27 JUN 57 00 38 27 JUN 57 59 [HW:4] [HW:4] [HW:4] [HW:4] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJAPAD 151A THE SHAPE OF A CIRCLE APPROX THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF A DOME. PART II. A. OBJECT WAS BOBBING SHARPLY UP AND DOWN. B. ANGLE OF ELEVATION WAS 35 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, AZIMUTH WAS 310…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE A.NAPAD 151A 90 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS; 30,000 - 140 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS; 50,000 - 72 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS; 65,228 - 118 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS. C. UNLIMITED D. 15 MILES PLUS. E. CLEAR. F. NONE.…