USAF record 28976627
28976627
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 10 Jan 58
2. LOCATION Tampa, Fla
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [REDACTED] GMT: [REDACTED]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS Yes: [REDACTED]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING bright yellow was of fire, appearance of falling star, turned North then East & orbited, then West & disappeared.
11. COMMENTS Description, duration, flight path indicate probability of 3/4.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 10 Jan 58 2. LOCATION Tampa, Fla 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [REDACTED] GMT: [REDACTED] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS Yes: [REDACTED] 6. SOURCE…
- Page 2 [HW: 210] [HW: NOTE] [STAMP: MP] [ILLEGIBLE]
- Page 3 10/2345Z [HW: JAN 11 10:03'58" Z] [HW: 4' ATIC OD] [HW: 11/1005Z BD] [HW: 3/4EH] [HW: 4X26C] STAMP: STOP
- Page 4 Why didn't B-47 crew report it was unusual? ... it couldn't hardly miss seeing it! The above description is characteristic of an aft. in landing pattern. [STAMP: 9/C]