USAF record 28975576 (1957)
28975576
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 1 December 1957
2. LOCATION Mount Olive, North Carolina
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT 02/01232
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]
5. PHOTOS Yes [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object, round, 2 feet in diameter, color red. Object sighted moving in SW sky in straight path.
11. COMMENTS All characteristics of object reported is of the planet Venus and at time of sighting Venus was about to set below horizon.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP: Was Balloon] Probably Balloon [STAMP: Possibly Balloon] Was Aircraft [STAMP: Was Aircraft] Probably Aircraft [STAMP: Possibly Aircraft] Was Astronomical (VENUS) [HW: Was Astronomical (VENUS)] Probably Astronomical [STAMP: Possibly Astronomical] Other [ILLEGIBLE] Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 1 December 1957 2. LOCATION Mount Olive, North Carolina 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT 02/01232 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] 5.…
- Page 2 STAMP: 02/01252 MU SQAE26 YDC803 VYC817 VMA23TFHA011 OO RJEQDD RJEQDN RJEQDS RJEPJM RJEPHQ DE RJESFH 1 O [REDACTED] FM COMDR 83 FDAYWG TO RJEQDD/COMDR 9AF RJEQDN/COMDR ADC RJEQJM/COMDR 85 ADIV…
- Page 3 B APPROX 10 TO 15 DEGREES C 0 DEGREES, WEST SOUTH WEST HORIZON D STRAIGHT PATH E HORIZON F APPROXIMATELY(FIVE (5) MINUTES) 3-A GROUND VISUAL B N/A C N/A [HW:] This is the correct time when viewer is…
- Page 4 9- NEG 10- NO LOCAL TRAFFIC 11- INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 533RD FTR DAY SODN, SEYMOUR JOHNSON, AFB, N. C. UNKNOWN 12- NEG BT 02/85852 DEC RJESFH