USAF record 28974476 (1957)
28974476
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 10 November 1957
2. LOCATION SW of Tokyo, Japan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: 10/08.5Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10--5 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE not given
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:]
Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:]
Was Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:] Not Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:]
Other. Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Flame, flare or bright light, with the color of the body reported as white or orange-red. One witness reported a single tail which appeared as a flame while a second reported what appeared to be colored smoke streams with blue, yellow and orange colors. Newspaper accounts reported the object was accompanied by a "sizzling" sound.
Object traveled in a slight arc parallel to the earth and disappeared by fading out.
11. COMMENTS Positive identification cannot be made of the object, although the description, duration of sighting, and large area over which observed indicate a meteor.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 10 November 1957 2. LOCATION SW of Tokyo, Japan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: 10/08.5Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED CLASSIFICATION (Leave blank) COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING: Japan REPORT NO.: IR-29-57 COUNTRY ON AREA REPORT CONCERNS: Japan DATE OF INFORMATION: 10 Nov 57 ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT:…
- Page 3 SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 5th AF ATILO IR-29-57 PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES 1. On 10 November 1957 an unidentified object was observed to the west-southwest of Tokyo. Observers reported the object as a…
- Page 4 Evaluation of November 57 Reports from AA/Japan (UNCLD) and ATILO 5th AF AFCIN-4E4 AFCIN-4A2a 20 Jan 58 RH AFCIN-4A2a/Mr Woodall/rw 5-5101/bldg 2633/Rm 3 1. General Watson has requested that the…
- Page 5 AIR INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION RECORD AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT NUMBER 13-29-57 DATE: 13 Nov 57 SOURCE OF REPORT (Air Attaché, Command, etc.) [STAMP:] INTELLIGENCE REPORT PREPARED BY (Name of…
- Page 6 AIR INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION RECORD TO: AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT NUMBER DATED SOURCE OF REPORT (Air Attache, Command, etc.) INTELLIGENCE REPORT PREPARED BY (Name of officer) USABILITY OF…
- Page 7 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 10 November 1957 2. LOCATION Dayton, Ohio 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1824 GMT 10/2320Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS O Yes [ILLEGIBLE] No 6. SOURCE…
- Page 8 [HW: ANOTHER 1957 VENUS REPORT] U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning…
- Page 9 Page 2 8. IF YOU SAW THE OBJECT AT NIGHT, TWILIGHT, OR DAWN, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE CONCERNING THE STARS AND MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. None b. A few c. Many d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle…
- Page 10 Page 3 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. a. Sound [HW: No Sound] b. Color [HW: Same Color as noted, light from the moon] 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of…