USAF record 28972424 (1957)
28972424
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 23 October 1957
2. LOCATION Corpus Christi, Texas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT/24/0235Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XII Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS [X] Yes [X] No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 - 5 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS three
9. COURSE not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Round object, size of a car, yellow, three in "V" formation, luminous trail, traveling in a straight line.
11. COMMENTS: Description conforms to bolide observation after breaking up. Case evaluated as meteor sighting.
ATIC FORM 129 (REV 26 SEP 52)
12. CONCLUSIONS: [X] Was Balloon [ ] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] [ ] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] [ ] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] [ ] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] [ ] Air Intercept Radar [ILLEGIBLE]
[X] Was Astronomical Meteor [ILLEGIBLE] [ ] Possibly Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE]
[ ] Other [ILLEGIBLE] [ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation [ILLEGIBLE] [ ] Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 23 October 1957 2. LOCATION Corpus Christi, Texas 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT/24/0235Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XII Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual…
- Page 2 OHIO OHIO [REDACTED] [HW: Waters] 65 17 4E4 23 3-4x2a [HW: 160] JEDUP H030 WPE82C YDB81TV WYE011 WDC807HUA241 KM RJEDEN RJEDUP RJEPHQ DE RJEFHK 4B STAMP: 23 K-19-59
- Page 3 STAMP: 1967-08-25 TO COMDVR/COMDR 35 ADIV OKCTY AT STN OKLA TO RJNDEN/RJNDR ADC ERT AFE COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO RJDUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJDPK/DIRECTOR INTELL…
- Page 4 23/1725Z OCT RJUFWH 1. Nothing unusual was picked up by radar and it is doubtful anything the size of a "car" would be in the area without being picked up by radar. 2. The sighting is probably a…