USAF record 28979210 (1958)
28979210
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 4 August 1958
2. LOCATION Ponca City, Oklahoma
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 04/10152
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Yes No Civilian
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 45 mins one not given
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Red & orange, round obj, size of basketball, w/small protrusions of light similar to 4th of July sparkler. Had sound of buzzing of a bee which alternated louder & softer as obj moved toward & away fm obsvr. Obj disappeared straight up at a tremendous speed.
11. COMMENTS Cannot conclude due to lack of necessary info. Eliminating sound as a factor all other considerations indicate astro sighting Jupiter Venus Mars Saturn were not setting at the time Only astro obj lst mag in position to cause sighting as Altair at 230gr azimuth however no firm conclusion can be reached.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 4 August 1958 2. LOCATION Ponca City, Oklahoma 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 04/10152 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar…
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- Page 3 Det #6, 4715th Ground Observer Squadron, Joplin Air Defense Filter Center, Hotel Connor, Joplin, Missouri, Subject: Unidentified Flying Object Report, 13 August 1958 (5) How did the object disappear?…
- Page 4 Det #6, 4715th Ground Observer Squadron, Joplin Air Defense Filter Center, Hotel Connor, Joplin, Missouri, Subject: Unidentified Flying Object Report, 13 August 1958 Altitude Degrees Velocity (Knots)…
- Page 5 Det #6, 4725th Ground Observer Squadron, Joplin Air Defense Filter Center Hotel Connor, Joplin, Missouri, Subject: Unidentified Flying Object, 13 Aug 58 This officer feels that in view of the…