USAF record 28981647
28981647
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 4 Jan 59
LOCATION Tuft, California area
DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 05/0730Z
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual
PHOTOS Yes
SOURCE Civilian
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4.5 seconds
NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
COURSE SW to NE
BRIEF SUMMARY OF NOTING: Oval obj, size of basketball at 50 to 100 yards, red in color. Looked like a ball of fire with silver trail and a longer trail coming from underneath. Obj had constant flight level.
CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Was Astronomical Meteor [HW:] Possibly Astronomical [HW:] Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE 4 Jan 59 LOCATION Tuft, California area DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 05/0730Z TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual PHOTOS Yes SOURCE Civilian LENGTH OF…
- Page 2 NNNN CZCSQB174ZCWYA118 PP RJEDSQ DE RJWFDN 3 P 062155Z FM COMDR 34TH ADIV TO RJWFAI/COMDR ADC RJEDSO/COMER AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CENTER RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF HQ USAF RJEZHQ/COMDR OIS HQ USAF INFO…
- Page 3 KANSAS RESORT [REDACTED], CONCORD, CALIF. G. WEATHER: 1. CLOUDS IN AIRCRAFT'S AREA BUT THE SKY CLEAR AT OBJECTS SIGHTING. 2. 27 60 25 65 26 60 3. NONE 4. TO THE STARS 5. NONE 6. NONE H. NONE I. NONE…
- Page 4 1. WAS LOOKING IN THE AREA. NOTICED THE LIGHT. 2. 30 TO 42 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. AIRCRAFT WAS ON 180 DEGREE HEADING AND OBJECT WAS SIGHTED IN AIRCRAFT 18:30 POSITION TRACKING TO HIS 08:30…