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USAF record 28970538 (1957)

28970538

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 17 July 1957

2. LOCATION Forbes AFB, Kansas/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma/Ft Worth, Tex.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 1st sighting Local: 0350 AM GMT: 17/1050Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Air Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] USAF A/C Group

6. SOURCE

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE not given

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING A blue light was seen in sky that stayed with a/c for 420 NM. Object was picked up by R-47 radar but could not be seen by ground radar.

11. COMMENTS Identified as American Airlines flight 655. See article by Dr James E MacDonald - Aerodynamics and Aerodynamics Seminar ( 1974)

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