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USAF record 28975594 (1957)

28975594

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE December 1957

2. LOCATION Rector, Arkansas

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 02/0545Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes x☐ No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE W by SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, white object, larger than a star Object was slowly descending; as it neared the earth its brightness faded to a reddish or orange glow and became invisible. As light changed from its brightness to a reddish glow, it was observed that there seemed to be some sort of explosive material causing this change in color. Object appeared to burn out.

11. COMMENTS Azimuth & elevation not given making it impossible to properly evaluate this sighting. Object possibly astronomical object setting.

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW: Possibly Balloon] Was Aircraft [HW: Possibly Aircraft] Was Astronomical [HW: Possibly Astronomical]

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 REP 52)

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