USAF record 28973181 (1957)
28973181
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 November 1957
2. LOCATION Steelrock, Oregon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 08/0240Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Ground-Radar [HW: Ground-Visual] Aerial [HW: Aerial] Air-Intercept Radar [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, medium sized object, red then changed to green.
11. COMMENTS Believe this to be Venus - time of sighting is same as movement of Venus to SW.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Was Astronomical Venus [STAMP:] Probably Astronomical Venus [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical Venus
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 5 November 1957 2. LOCATION Steelrock, Oregon 3. DATE-TIME GROUP [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 08/0240Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:…
- Page 2 [HW: Witness] [HW: Astro One] [STAMP: Nov 6 05 01 '57] [STAMP: 34E4] [STAMP: 44x2c] V WP0159 YDD356 KYD377 XDF051DXA334 OO RJEDDN RJEDNP RJEPHQ DE RJEDPN 97A O BSN358Z FM COMDR 25TH CADD TO…
- Page 3 II 1. SEEN IT 2. 28 DEGREES 3. 28 DEGREES 4. STATIONARY 5. FADED 6. 15 MIN III 1. BINOCULARS 2. BINOCULARS 3. NONE IV 1. 06/240Z 2. NIGHT V DK LQ 5539 V1 1. MRS. STEELROCK, OREGON 2. N/A VIII 1. GOOD…
- Page 4 3. CGEAR 4. 15 X 5. NONE 6. NONE VIII NONE IX NONE X NONE XI MAJ CHARLES W. FINNEGAN SENIOR CONTROLLER BELIEVE THIS TO BE VENUS - TIME OF SIGHTING IS SAME AS MOVEMENT OF VENUS TO THE S.W. STAMP:…