USAF record 28971990 (1957)
28971990
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 October 1957
2. LOCATION San Antonio, Texas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1815 GMT 06/0015Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION X Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS X Yes No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 to 5 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: A cigar shaped aluminum object the size of a fountain pen at arm's length was sighted overhead. A jet noise was heard and then spotted the object.
11. COMMENTS: The source probably saw an a/c, as has been proven lately, many of the late when wing designs (100 series) only the fuselage can be see, and not the wings.
ATIC FORM 229 (REV 26 SEP 52)
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Was Astronomical [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical [REDACTED]
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