USAF record 28971875 (1957)
28971875
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 30 September 1957
2. LOCATION Navy Chase, Texas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2030 GMT 01/0230Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] [HW: CX-In-Visual] [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [Yes] [X] No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE
9. COURSE WSW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Obj size of pinhead, changing colors from red, yellow, white and blue then repeating same cycle. Object hovered in one spot for a few minutes., then changed to red color, changed to yellow and took off very fast on a 240 qdr heading. Object then faded away in the distance.
11. CONCLUSIONS [Was Balloon] Possibly Balloon [STAMP: Project 10073] Possibly Balloon [STAMP: Project 10073] [Was Aircraft] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP: Project 10073] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP: Project 10073]
In the 12 years of its existence the UFO project has received numerous reports of pilots mistaking Venus for UFO, and often trying to close on it.
ATIC FORM 119 (REV 24 SEP '52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. DATE 30 September 1957 2. LOCATION Navy Chase, Texas 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2030 GMT 01/0230Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] [HW: CX-In-Visual]…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 4E4] [HW: Multi] HEADQUARTERS AIR DEFENSE COMMAND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ENT AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO ADODI-B 24 OCT 1957 SUBJECT: UFOB Investigation TO: Commander Air Technical Intelligence…
- Page 3 (PIN) RED YELLOW WHITE BLUE. THE OBJECT STARTED AT A BRIGHT RED, FADED TO YELLOW, TO WHITE, TO A BRIGHT BLUE, AND THEN RE- PEATED THAT SAME CYCLE. (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) NONE (G) NONE (H) NONE (I) NONE…
- Page 4 CRAFT WAS [REDACTED] M WPE022 WYB019HWA093 MM RJEDUP ZDK HWAB47 MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJWFHW 5B M 021635Z FM COMDR 741ST ACWRON LACKLAND AFB TEX TO RJWFHW/COMDR 33D ADIV OKCTY AF STA OKLA INFO…
- Page 5 Page two 5. Aircraft identification a. Type aircraft Tu-2 (7-33) b. Serial No. 137977 c. Home Station NASC COTTE ENG BEEVILLE, TEXAS 6. Flight Data a. Heading [HW: R40] b. Ind. Altitude [HW: 40,000]…
- Page 6 AIRBORNE OBSERVER'S DATA SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomena that you have…
- Page 7 Page four 18. If you saw the object at night, twilight, or down, what did you notice concerning the stars and moon? STARS (Circle one) MOON (Circle one) a. None a. Bright moon light b. A few b. Dull…
- Page 8 Page three 12. Were any unusual disturbances noted on the compass or radio? (Circle one) Yes [No] Comments: 13. Was any turbulence noted? (Circle one) Yes [No] Comments: 14. Estimate how long you saw…
- Page 9 Page six 30. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle one) Yes [No] If you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? [REDACTED] MPH. 31. Do you think you can estimate…
- Page 10 Page five 24. Did the object: (Circle one for each question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? [HW: Yes] [HW: No] Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? [HW: Yes] [HW: No]…