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USAF record 28976362

28976362

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 Jan 58

2. LOCATION Huntsville, Alabama

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local Evening [ILLEGIBLE]

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Airborne [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] Yes

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 SECS

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE NW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING A very bright, white ball, brighter and larger than Venus. White at the beginning, and turning greenish toward the end. No breakup observed.

11. COMMENTS Confirmed as a meteor.

CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Meteor Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

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