USAF record 28976443
28976443
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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 11. COMMENTS
2 January 58. N of New Orleans, La. Local 1850 QHT 03/01502 [ILLEGIBLE] Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Civilian [ILLEGIBLE] 10 - 15 sec one down
Perfect sphere w a glow & the circle itself was white, falling straight down believed to be Sputnik 1, but instigated thru congressional inquiry.
Upon investigation source adjudged unreliable & inconsistent, However the observation possesses the characteristics of a meteor sighting, & the object is evaluated as a meteoror Sputnik 1 did not begin decay until 3 Jan.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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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 11.…
- Page 2 Note! See 2nd Column, page 223, Report for "Sky-Telescope", Mar.58, regarding Dr. Trans' (OSU) track - Sputnik apparently started to disintegrate on Jan 3 , and completed destitute bout 2 days later…
- Page 3 COPY - HANDWRITTEN LETTER Sun. Jan 12, 58 Dear [REDACTED] We saw what definitely was Sputnik No. 1 fall Jan 2nd at 7:50 PM (Thursday) just north of New Orleans. This is a desolate locality with…
- Page 4 [HW: Jan 14, 1958] We saw what definitely was Sputnik No.1 fall Jan 2nd at 7:00pm (Thursday) just north of New Orleans. This is a desolate locality with swamps etc. This object fell about one mile in…
- Page 5 We know that finding this satellite a fact would be of immense scientific value as well as historical. We have withheld this information from the press thinking maybe the government we took to keep…
- Page 6 COPI UNITED STATES SENATE Office of the Democratic Leader Washington, D. C. February 6, 1958 Dear Sir: I am enclosing a communication which I have received from one of my constituents. I will…
- Page 7 COPY - OSI LETTER DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D.C. Dept of Defense Seal 14 February 1958 AFOSI-6D/Capt Olsen/imz/0181 X8896 49-176 MEMORANDUM FOR…
- Page 8 [HW:] 1. This is the only copy we have (as sent in final wish) 2. Will not reproduce 3. Copy on O-86, return [STAMP:]
- Page 9 [HW: Would appreciate if you can] [HW: have [REDACTED] on every] [HW: 046, Wm. Products Corp., etc.] [STAMP: 9] COVER SHEET DATE ASSIGNED BY OFFICE TYPE NO. SUBJECT Report of Soviet Earth Satellite…
- Page 10 COPY AMMO ROUTING SLIP NEVER USE FOR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS, CONCURRENCIES OR SIMILAR ACTIONS 1 NAME OR TITLE [REDACTED] INITIALS [REDACTED] ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION [REDACTED] DATE [REDACTED]…