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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