USAF record 28974272 (1957)
28974272
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
8 November 1957 Alexandria, Louisiana Local GMT 09/03162 XXXGround-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar O Yes X2 No Military 5 seconds one NNE
Brilliant bright pink, round object, size of a quarter, Bright white short narrow & uneven tail, smaller than object Remaining same size throughout observation Size of object increased as altitude decreased Object fell vertically Sparks were prevalent when disintegrating but were not glaring The description flight path & time duration is typical of a meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.…
- Page 2 1 Witness 8 9/03162 ASTRO Nov 9 23 11'57 RD117 O WPF137 YDBI12 VYC140 VMAI60QRAI65 PP RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJESQR 125A P 2919412 FM COMDR 834TH ADIV TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL…
- Page 3 ASTRONOMY Venus Most Prominent Venus, the only planet now visible in the evening, is a brilliant object in the sky and will soon be joined by the Leonids, "shooting stars." By JAMES STOKLEY THAT…
- Page 4 THEAST FROM POINT OF OBSERVATION. PAR 2D. OBJECT FELL VERTICALLY. INCREASED IN SIZE AS IT FELL UNTIL DESCENTIGRATING. PAR 2E. SPARKS WERE PREVELENT WHEN DESCENTIGRATING BUT WERE NOT GLARING. PAR 2F.…
- Page 5 No Case (Information Only) 7 November 1957 Meridian, Mississippi The following morning, November 7th, truck driver Malvan Stevens said he encountered an egg-shaped object on the highway near…
- Page 6 WEATHER FROWNS Balloon Flight May Be Delayed
- Page 7 AFTER THE FALL WAS OVER Cmdr. Lewis (L) And Ross, A.P. Wirephoto RECORD ASCENT 'Lovely Up There,' 2 Balloonists Say RAPID CITY, S. D., Nov. 2. — (AP) — With a record ascension of more than 14 miles…
- Page 8 LE Cmdr. Morton L. Lewis finds all the comforts of home in the gondola, left, in which he and Lt. Cmdr. Malcolm D. Ross, left, Washington, D.C., will try to reach 50,000 feet in a stratosphere…
- Page 9 Navy Balloon Flight Delayed RAPID CITY, S. D. — A Navy balloons High [REDACTED] Strato Bowl 10 miles east of here, scheduled for today, has been postponed at least one day, Capt. Norman Barr said…
- Page 10 9 - 10 NOVEMBER 1957 SIGHTINGS DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION 9 Lake City, Missouri [REDACTED] Insufficient Data 9 Sacramento, California [REDACTED] Aircraft 9 Ft Bragg, North Carolina [REDACTED]…