USAF record 28972727 (1957)
28972727
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 4 November 1957
2. LOCATION Dunedin, Florida
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: GMT: 04/1940Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] Ground-Radar [HW:] Air-Visual [HW:] Air-Intercept Radar [HW:]
5. PHOTOS O Yes O No Civilian
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION seven or eight mins
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE South
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One round silver object the size of a basketball at arm's length and with a tail four times as long as the obj, the same size. Obj was seen moving very slowly south and was in sight for seven or eight minutes.
11. COMMENTS Concur with rtping officer that this sighting was caused by a jet pulling non-persistent con-trails.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 4 November 1957 2. LOCATION Dunedin, Florida 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: GMT: 04/1940Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] Ground-Radar [HW:] Air-Visual [HW:]…
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