USAF record 28977098
28977098
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 22 Feb 58
2. LOCATION Cabin John, Md. Andrews AFB, Md.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 23/0205Z 23/0215Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi-sual Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE Military & Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 secs
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. Tear drop shaped obj, size of basket ball, whitish-yellowish, glowing. 2. Long, bluish white cigar shaped obj, 15 to 20 ft long. Appeared in flame.
11. COMMENTS Info is characteristic of a meteor.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Was Astronomical Meteor [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 22 Feb 58 2. LOCATION Cabin John, Md. Andrews AFB, Md. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 23/0205Z 23/0215Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi-sual Air-Visual 5. PHOTOS No…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 24/02/61 FEB RJHRS] [HW: POSS A/C] 10,500 DEG EDC MT 88 21,500 DEG 3:8 VT 59 36,500 DEG SSS MT 88. C. NONE D. 15 PINS E. NONE F. N/A G. NONE 12. B-53 FLYING LOCAL IN ATHENS ARE AREA 11.…
- Page 3 POSS A/C FEB 24 05-08'50 SUBJ INDICATOR: SSK03-BIAS [HW: RJEN] RJEN RJEN RJEN RJEN [HW: RJEN] [HW: RJEN] [HW: RJEN] [HW: RJEN] FN FSC OLMSTED AFB PA TO RJELEN COME AD BUT AFB COLORADO RJELEN COME…
- Page 4 US TWO TONE BLACK PEN DISCIPTION OF COURSE UNKN POST [REDACTED] AZIMUTHS! NONE DESCENDING FADED OUT UNKN - HOW LONG IN SIGHT? MANER OF OBSERVATION GROUND VISUAL. N/A N/A TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING…
- Page 5 [HW: Witness] [STAMP: 23/02052 Force 06 47] [STAMP: 23/02052 Force 97] [HW: ASTRO OQDOTE] [HW: DHE4] [HW: Characterist of balloon] [HW: Characteristics of millevauts] Form labels and their values: 1.…
- Page 6 PAGE TWO RJEDKQ 72K 1 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE A BRIGHT GLOW B TRAVELING [235] DEGREES FM TRUE NORTH AZIMUTH 15 TO 20 DEGREES C TRAVELING [235] DEGREES TRUE NORTH AZIMUTH 15 TO 20 DEGREES D DESCENDING E…
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