USAF record 28972382 (1957)
28972382
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 23 October 1957
2. LOCATION Po4k County Florida Lake Wales & Barlow AB, Fla.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Level 1700 GMT 23/2200Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS xR No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION one hour
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE South
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING A round silver object with a red light on one side the size of a dirigible at arm's length, directly overhead & moving slowly. See: Tape 7-3445-426
( TAPE RECORDING IN SPECIMEN FILE)
11. COMMENTS The size is probably a mis-inter- pretation. Concur with preparing officer. Possible WX balloon. Information called in to Mr. Sanderson as AFCIN-X had previously requested that it be kept informal.
(STAMP FORM 32D (REV 26 SEP 53))
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probable Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Probable Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Was Astronomical [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical [REDACTED]
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 23 October 1957 2. LOCATION Po4k County Florida Lake Wales & Barlow AB, Fla. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Level 1700 GMT 23/2200Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5.…
- Page 2 HQ 29 05 83°H HP CLEARWATER ST PETERSBURG
- Page 3 [REDACTED]
- Page 4 GULF OF MEXICO (COASTAL) ADIZ HN 20 10 82° FLORI KM UNITED ST JN HN 10 20 82° HM
- Page 5 FLORIDA UNITED STATES [REDACTED] [HW: Port Mayaca] [HW: Lake Okeechobee] [HW: Canal Point] [HW: Palm Beach Co Clade] [HW: Palm Beach Co Clade] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE…
- Page 6 POLK COUNTY, FL 23 OCT 57 CASE CONTAINS TAPED RECORDING IN SEPARATE FOLDER
- Page 7 Audio-Tape Oct. 23, 1957 Polk County, FLA. Observer - Multi File # 1003474 In custody of Audio-Visual Division
- Page 8 5917 NTFD 54/23452 RC175 O WPA178 YDB122 VYC186YDD96KBA249 PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB DE RJESKB 2D P 2422337 FM COMDR 660TH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AF D COLORADO SPRINGS…
- Page 9 WA49A 1957 WASHINGTON, NOV. 18.--(UP)--THE AIR FORCE SAID TODAY THAT "FLYING SAUCERS" REPORTED OVER JACKSONVILLE AND POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA, LATE LAST MONTH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TENTATIVELY AS A SINGLE…
- Page 10 PAGE TWO RJESKB 2D 2. MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD SOUTH-29 DEGREES IN 1 HOUR A. JUST HAPPENED TO SOPT IT B. DIRECTLY OVER HEAD C. STILL IN SIGHT AT TIME OF CALL D. MOVING SLOWLY-SOUTH E. STILL IN SIGHT AT…