USAF record 28971771 (1957)
28971771
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 23 September 1957
2. LOCATION Havre AFS, Havre, Montana
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 23/2140 N GMT 24/0440Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XR Ground-Visual [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Air-Visual [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Air-Intercept Radar [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Ground-Radar [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 45 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE irregular motion
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING A round object, the size of a pea held at arm's length, was sighted in Havre AFS vicinity, was brighter than a star and had an irregular motion. Inversion present.
11. COMMENTS Object moved from 15 dgr elevation down to 10 dgr elevation at heading of 265–270 dgr azimuth, Antares just set prior to sighting. No ephemeris. Venus or Jupiter in ecliptic at 17–19? Inversion. Case considered as astro,(star or planet.)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Star Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Orphan Insufficient Date for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 23 September 1957 2. LOCATION Havre AFS, Havre, Montana 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 23/2140 N GMT 24/0440Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XR Ground-Visual [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE…
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