USAF record 28970882
28970882
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Santa Maria, Calif
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/0300 To 0320z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE lst North Then South
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Six objects, round size of basket-ball, color red, flying in straight line. Objects described as 6 balls of fire, faded in fog.
11. COMMENTS Objects were reported sighted near or in a fog bank, west of the Sunset Strip possibly have caused an illusion of "red balls of fire" within the fog bank. Conditions conducive to mirage present.
ATIC FORM 529 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION Santa Maria, Calif 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/0300 To 0320z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual…
- Page 2 [HW: 24E4] [HW: 3] [HW: 4-4x2x] ST AIRCRAFT/MISSILE PD UPGD PD I. A. ROUND B. BASKETBALL C. RAD. D.SIN. H. STRAIGHT LINE F. NONE G.HOME H.HOME I.DESCRIBED AS SEM BALL OF FIRE, 2.A. LOOKING FOR…
- Page 3 OBSERVER. SUNSET MAY POSSIBLY HAVE CAUSED AN ILLUSION OF "RED BALLS OF FIRE" WITHIN THE FOG BANK. 12, NONE AVAILABLE. BY 31/1807Z JUL RJPJL [REDACTED] [HW: 30 31/0306Z] [STAMP: 579189] Witness