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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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