USAF record 28972050 (1957)
28972050
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE: 8 October 1957 LOCATION: N of Lakehurst, New Jersey DATE-TIME GROUP: Local GMT 09/0240Z TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual PHOTOS: Yes SOURCE: Military LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2 seconds NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one COURSE: ENE
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED]
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Round object, size of dim yellow-orange. Trail twenty times diameter of object. Largest brightest ever seen by observers. Long streak of light in sky. Brilliant flash then died out.
EVIDENCE INDICATES METEOR
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE: 8 October 1957 LOCATION: N of Lakehurst, New Jersey DATE-TIME GROUP: Local GMT 09/0240Z TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual PHOTOS: Yes SOURCE: Military LENGTH OF…
- Page 2 8 9/62402 Multi 110557 14 50 JEDUP H143 WPD103 YDB075 TWD25 THA114JRA387 RR RJEPHQ RJEPNB RJEPNY RJEDEN RJEDUP DE RJEPJR 2A R 121339Z FM COMDR 539TH FTR INTCP SQ MCGUIRE AFB TRENTON NJ TO…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJEPJR 2A (5) 10 NM NORTH OF LAKEHURST NJ. (6) IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS A. NEGATIVE B. 1LTS ROGER A SMITH AO 3055429 AND THOMAS M GOFF AO 3084671, 539FIS MCGUIRE AFE NJ, PILOTS.…