USAF record 28977165
28977165
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 25 Feb 58
2. LOCATION Gander AFB, Newfoundland
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 25/0630Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE VIS Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 1/2 hrs
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4 on radar/multi varied
9. COURSE [REDACTED]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Radar sighting obj that moved fm SE to NW erratically. Visual sighting of obj at 45 deg elev 130 deg azimuth not the same as the rptd radar track. Visual obj stationary. Radar track disappeared //taken. Visual sighting azimuth 150 des. No duration given other than 1/2 hrs. Positional info & other data on the radar plots not furnished.
11. COMMENTS A/C ruled out at source. Wind direction rules out balloon. WX info not included, however tracks not furnished, however duration of the sighting was listed as 1/2 hrs. No speed, no mention of flight formation given. Alt given as [ILLEGIBLE] ft at one point.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 53) Same data in Oakwood Rd
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 25 Feb 58 2. LOCATION Gander AFB, Newfoundland 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 25/0630Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar…
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