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USAF record 28971643 (1957)

28971643

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

I. DATE 16 September 1957

2. LOCATION Pecos, New Mexico

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 17/0342Z

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

5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Yes [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION one second

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE Southwest

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Disc-shaped object, size of grapefruit white with yellow tint, very long dull blue vapor trail disappeared instantly. No sound.

11. COMMENTS Description, characteristics, flight path, short duration, etc., suggest a meteor.

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Meteor Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

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