USAF record 28976020 (1957)
28976020
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 11 December 1957
2. LOCATION Lake City AFS, Tennessee
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 12/0048Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual XXXGround-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Yes [REDACTED]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 41 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object about the size of 3 B-47 a/c in close formation. Object descending from an altitude of 13,000 ft to 11,000 ft at point of fade. Speed estimated 90 knots. Winds from NW to NNW 30-50 knots.
11. COMMENTS: Inconsistent information, radar range of rptd target is not given. Object speed indicated at 90 kts yet object in sight for 41 minutes. Object at this speed would move out of range. Winds at 30 kts likely balloon as target paint. Obj moving in direction of wind.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP '52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 11 December 1957 2. LOCATION Lake City AFS, Tennessee 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 12/0048Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual XXXGround-Radar Air-Visual…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 120657] [STAMP: 4X20] [HW: BALARK UFO] SCHD17 SSG110 YMB094FLAD55 MN RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DE RJEDFL 2K M 131499Z [ILLEGIBLE] Range given FM COMDR 663RD ACWRON LAKE CITY AFS TENN TO…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJEDFL 2K 49 DEGREES, NO CHANGE OR MANEUVERS, ITEM (2)(E) FADED FROM RADAR, ITEM (2)(F) 41 MINUTES, ITEM (3)(A) GROUND ELECTRONIC, AN/TPS-10, ITEM (3)(B) NONE, ITEM (3)(C) N/A, ITEM (4)(A)…
- Page 4 K 1308 Signed: [REDACTED] [HW: AK-14-4 + Company] [STAMP:]