USAF record 28972008 (1957)
28972008
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 6 October 1957
2. LOCATION Des Moines, Iowa
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local Out 06/2229Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION X2 Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] X2 No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION one minute
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE NW to SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One round silver object the size of a basketball at arm's length. Object was seen flying from NW to SW for one minute.
11. COMMENTS Description, duration, flight path indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.
12. CONCLUSIONS [HW: Was Ballion] Possibly Ballion [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 6 October 1957 2. LOCATION Des Moines, Iowa 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local Out 06/2229Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION X2 Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED]…
- Page 2 6/20532 Multi 7057 11 50 70:157 84 52 [STAMP:] WPAGOS YMBB01KFAO9KFGOOS RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJEDKF 1G R @705232 FM COMDR 20TH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJEDKF 1G H. NO SOUND I. NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST 2. A. [REDACTED] FROM DES MOINES IOWA FILTER CENTER [HW: Rey] B. SIXTY DEGREES HIGH C. SIXTY DEGREES SOUTHWEST D. NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST E.…
- Page 4 10000 FT WIP DEGREES 35 KNOTS TPPPP FT 180 DEG 1D K 15000 FT 360 DEGREES 40 KNOTS [REDACTED] FT UNK 28000 FT 360 DEGREES 25 KNOTS 7. C. 14869 BROKEN D. TWELVE MILES E. UNK F. NONE 8. NONE 9. NONE 10.…