USAF record 28971637 (1957)
28971637
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 16 September 1957
2. LOCATION Southern Italy
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 16/1800Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar [ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS [ ] Yes [X] No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round object about the size of planet Mars and same color as Mars at its brightest. No exhaust or sound.
11. COMMENTS Rather limited data, but a light moving across the sky is very probably an a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
II. CONCLUSIONS [X] Was Balloon [ ] Possibly Balloon [ ] Possibly Balloon [X] Was Aircraft [ ] Possibly Aircraft [ ] Possibly Aircraft [X] Was Astronomical [ ] Probably Astronomical [ ] Probably Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. DATE 16 September 1957 2. LOCATION Southern Italy 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 16/1800Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar [ ]…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: ITALY REPORT NO.: ID-477-57 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT AREA REPORT CONCERNS: Italy AGENCY OF ORIGIN: CIA/R, Rome, Italy DATE OF REPORT: 14 Oct 57 SOURCE OF…
- Page 3 R. A. KNIBLOCH Colonel, USAF Air Attacks [HW: Redacted] A Tic Conclusions: Probably a high altitude [tic]. This is similar to many reports for tic of tiny lights moving slowly - a straight line for a…
- Page 4 AF FORM 112-PART II UNCLASSIFIED AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM Agency: OAIRA, Rome, Italy REPORT NO. IR-177-57 PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES 1. On 16 September 1957, source stated he and his wife…
- Page 5 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) OAIR, Rome, Italy REPORT NO. IR-477-57 PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES 7. Weather and winds aloft: a. Observer stated weather was clear and [slightly wind], with…