USAF record 28971588 (1957)
28971588
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 9-10 September 1957
2. LOCATION Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] Ground-Radar [HW:] Air-Visual [HW:] Air-Intercept Radar [HW:]
5. PHOTOS Yes Physical Specimens
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not rptd
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS multiple
9. COURSE falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Letter to FBI requesting information regarding metal foil objects observed falling from the sky.
11. COMMENTS Evaluated as chaff used in jamming radar.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Chaff Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 9-10 September 1957 2. LOCATION Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:]…
- Page 2 AFCIIN-4EA Mr. [REDACTED] 100 Avenue Metuchin, New Jersey Dear Mr. [REDACTED], Your letter of 10 September to Mr. Edgar Hoover, Federal Bureau of Investigation, regarding some metallic objects found…
- Page 3 AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 22 OCT 1957 AFGIN-1/24 SUBJECT: (U) Copies to Replies to Messrs [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] TO: Secretary…
- Page 4 SAFIS-3/ Maj Tucker/ s/73328/2 Oct 1957 2 October 1957 Dear Mr. [REDACTED] Your letter of 10 September 1957 addressed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning aerial phenomena in the…
- Page 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 8 October 1957 Dear Captain [REDACTED] Inclosed, please find letter from Mr. [REDACTED] regarding unexplained aerial phenomena in the…