USAF record 28976127 (1957)
28976127
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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
12. CONCLUSIONS
[REDACTED] Chase Field, Beeville, Texas [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE 13 December 1957 Local GMT 13/23/8Z Ground-Visual Ground-Radar [HW: X] Visual Air-Intercept Radar Military 2nd 3–4 seconds two West Two objects described as shooting star or comet, the size of dime, color brilliant white. Objects had exhaust 4 to 5 times as large as object, had tail 12 to 15 times as long as diameter.
Objects were without doubt meteors. The Geminids are very prominent this time of year.
Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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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 12.…
- Page 2 13/22/52 13 DEC 42 16 Dec 57 14 37 ASTRO (Meteorites) SOH022M SQG028 YDD921 TYB77 TDC934NYA037 RR RJEDDN RJEDS9 RJEHQQ RJEPNB DE RJEPNY 23 R 16165DZ FM HQ 26TH AIR DIV DEF NY TO RJEDDN/CONDR ADC ENT…
- Page 3 B. OBSERVING A/C WAS AT 38000 FEET [OBJECTS MAINTAINED APPROX SAME ALT IN FLT PATH] C. 1ST PASSED AT 2 O CLOCK OVERHEAD AND LOST 82 DEG TO RIGHT OF NOSE 8223 FEET ABOVE A/C. D. FLEW STRAIGHT LINES E.…
- Page 4 10. NONE PAINTED ON GROUND RADAR OR SPOTTED FROM AIR 11. NO COMMENT 12. NONE BT 16/1716Z DEC RJEPNY [HW:] ATIC Conclusion: [HW:] Objects were without doubt meteorites. The Seminids (yearly meteoric…