USAF record 28976029 (1957)

28976029

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 11 December 1957

2. LOCATION Continental Divide AFS, New Mexico

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] to 0625Z GMT 12/0213

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]

5. PHOTOS XXYes XXNo

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3-5 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS up to 2 dox

9. COURSE southerly

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Objects oblong, size of pencil eraser, color of cigarette ash, up to 4 dozen, no formation, sharply defined leading edge and approx the length of a (Obj) flight appeared as falling star then reversed itself to straight and level flight.

11. COMMENTS Geminid meteor shower very prominent this year. Probably this sighting was meteors from this shower.

ATIC FORM 329 (R2V 26 SEP '57)

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Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 11 December 1957 2. LOCATION Continental Divide AFS, New Mexico 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] to 0625Z GMT 12/0213 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual…
Page 2 13 Dec 57 00 10 SOG2119 YDC165 WYA191 WDB142 DBA065 DND082 PP RJEDSQ RJEDDN RJEPHQ DE RJWFDN 24D P 121908Z FM COMDR 769TH ACWRON CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AFS NMEX TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH ADD…
Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWFDN 24D ANGLE OF ELEVATION, 270 DEGREE AZIMUTH. NOTE. (B) & (C) ABOVE REFER TO FIRST SIGHTING. LATER REPORTS INDICATE LARGE NUMBERS OF OBJECTS ORIGINATING IN NORTH AND NORTH WEST OF…
Page 4 PAGE THREE RJWFDN 24D 16,000 FEET 340 DEGREES 28 KNOTS. 28,000 FEET 320 DEGREES 25 KNOTS 38,000 FEET 358 DEGREES 38 KNOTS 58,000 FEET 316 DEGREES 46 KNOTS [ILLEGIBLE] FEET N/A. (C) NONE (CLEAR) (D)…
Page 5 JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER ACTION PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Qmb) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE…
Page 6 11 12/02/32 Multi STAMP: 10DEC57 0919 STAMP: 31 STAMP: D STAMP: B4E4 STAMP: B-4X2a RD243 SQ8247DN3294 RR RJEDSQ DE RJEDDN 264 R 172319Z FM COMDR ADC TO COMDR ATIC BT /UNCLAS/FROM ADODI-B 140.…