USAF record 28977343
28977343
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PROJECT 10373 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 Mar 58
2. LOCATION Sanger AFB, Calif.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local CAT 08/0324Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE [REDACTED]
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] secs
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [ILLEGIBLE] of fire w/tail, size of dime, very bright white, tail approx 50 times longer than obj.
11. COMMENTS Description definitely suggests a meteor.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft Was Astronomical Meteor Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10373 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 5 Mar 58 2. LOCATION Sanger AFB, Calif. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local CAT 08/0324Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept…
- Page 2 Witness [STAMP: 06/0324Z - MAY] [HW: Prob 45710] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE SOD233 YDC231 XVA256X*BO18FF6A293 PP RJUPJP RJEDDN RJEDSO RJEPHO DE RJUPPO 1 P 662389Z FM CONDR 21ST AIR DIV TO RJEDDN ADC…
- Page 3 (1) SHAPE: LIKE A METEOR, BALL OF FIRE WITH TAILS (2) SIZE: DIME (3) COLOR: WHITE, VERY BRIGHT (4) NUMBER: ONE (1) (5) N/A (6) NONE (7) TAIL APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES LONGER THAN OBJECT: PAGE TWO…
- Page 4 E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: (1) 34 DEGREES 36' N-277 DEGREES 2)' W (2) GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE CALIFORNIA, CONTROL TOWER F. OBSERVERS PAGE THREE RJMPFQ 1 T/SGT JAMES L. DUNCANAF -1936414% 2541 AACS DET.…
- Page 5 PAGE FOUR RJWLFQ 1 K. 1/LT EDWARD L. RUEGG ASST. INTELL. [REDACTED] 331ST AIR DIV PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THIS SIGHTING INDICATES THAT [ILLEGIBLE] WAS PROBABLY A METEOR. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT…