USAF record 28975916 (1957)
28975916
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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 December 1957 Montana - Canadian Border Local 3:50 P.M. GMT 08/2250Z X Air-Visual X Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED] F-89 Pilot [REDACTED] 10 minutes one W to South
Pilot at 40,000 feet going into a turn from West to South, leaving heavy contrails notice a ball of light with black streak on the inside of his turn and about 1/2 to 3/4 mi away. Obj appeared to stay with pilot after he returned to another heading. He then lost it.
Plots on UFO report show follow: a) sun was to his front & right & at almost same level when he went into turn, b) heavy horseshoe shaped (thick) contrail was to his left. Conclusion: Probable reflection of sunlight off his a/c intersecting with a shadow (black dashed line) that trail slightly behind him & to the left as he moved, which would appear as an object moving with him. (See [ILLEGIBLE] work)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 62)
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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 NER 19391 26 NOV 57 AC PRIORITY FR COMDR 29 FIS MALSTRÖM AFB MONT TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COMDR AIRTECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHDCXO COMDR 29…
- Page 3 5 Dec 71 [HW: Important Clue] [STAMP: 3/25/2 - 7 - 1550ms] [STAMP: 3/25/2 - 7 - 1550ms] PAGE THREE SIZE LAYER BELOW HIM DID NOT SHOW SHADOW OF HIS CONTRAILS WHERE HE TURNED. (B) REPORT FROM…