USAF record 28981303 (1958)
28981303
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 11 December 1958
II. LOCATION Omaha, Nebraska
III. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 0115 Z
IV. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vsual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Vsual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]
V. PHOTOS Yes [HW: No]
VI. SOURCE Civilian & Military
VII. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 hours 15 minutes
VIII. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
IX. COURSE SW stationary
X. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Had bluish-white obj, size of quarter at arms length. Had two lights, one red, one green on outside of obj w/obj rotating in a manner causing the lights to pass from right to left along the edge of a plane running parallel to the ground with more obscured in sight during a portion of each revolution. No contact on radar. Obj in SW 30-30dr elevation.
XI. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Star Was Astronomical Possible Astronomical Possible Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. DATE 11 December 1958 II. LOCATION Omaha, Nebraska III. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 0115 Z IV. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vsual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar…
- Page 2 CSQD908ZCWYDG63 PP RJEDSQ ZDK KFO093 PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJWFKFQ 1 P 111510Z FM COMDR 789TH ACWRON OMAHA AF STA NEBR TO RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC RJEDDW/COMDR ADC RJWFKF/COMDR 28TH AIR DIV RJEZHQ/HQ…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWFKFO 1 ON THE OBJECT WITH THE OBJECT ROTATING IN A MANNER CAUSING THE RED AND GREEN LIGHT TO PASS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT ALONG THE EDGE OF A PLANE RUNNING ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE GROUND,…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE RJEFKFO 1 OBJECT DISAPPEARED WHEN A LIGHT CLOUD BANK MOVED IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST OBSCURING THE OBJECT (6) OBJECT WAS IN SIGHT FOR TWO HOURS FIFTEEN MINUTES. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1)…
- Page 5 PAGE FOUR RJWFKFO 1 SERGEANT DICK J. BURKARD, 789TH ACWRON, DIRECTION CENTER CREW CHIEF. HIS RELIABILITY HAS NEVER BEEN QUESTIONED. G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION: (1) OBSERVER…
- Page 6 PAGE FIVE RJWFKFO 1 OTHER THAN ROTATION WAS REPORTED. COMAPRISON TO A PASSING AIRCRAFT WAS MADE. CONFERENCE WITH 29TH ADIV WEATHER SERVICE TENDS TO DISCOUNT ANY MIRAGE DUE TO TEMPERATURE INVERSION.…