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USAF record 28977033

28977033

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 16 Feb 58

2. LOCATION Columbus, Ohio

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] CAT: 17/0143Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:]

5. PHOTOS Yes [HW:]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 SECS.

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

9. COURSE E to W

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Rnd, bright blue obj w/tail, size of basketball, gave burst of flame & bright flash of light.

11. COMMENTS Everything suggests a true fireball (bolide).

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Meteor Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

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