USAF record 28981772
28981772
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 23 Jan 59
2. LOCATION SW of Herschel Island, Canada
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 23/1800Z GMT [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Visual] Ground-Radar [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Visual] Air-Intercept Radar [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [REDACTED]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round obj with flat bottom, size of 1/2 an orange at arms length. Color orange.
11. COMMENTS Check indicated moon in exact position given partially hidden by cloud wover just above horizon.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:]
Was Astronomical Moon [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical Moon [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical Moon [STAMP:]
Other: [REDACTED] Date for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 23 Jan 59 2. LOCATION SW of Herschel Island, Canada 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 23/1800Z GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Visual]…
- Page 2 01267 26 JAN 59 UNCLASSIFIED AC PRIORITY FM COMDR 11 AIR DIV (DEF) LADD AFB ALS TO COMDR AC ENT AFB COLO INFO COMDR 1006 AISS ENT AFB COLO COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO ACS/INTELLIGENCE HGS USAF WASHDC OIS…
- Page 3 THUNDERSTORMS NONE. H. METEOROLOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY NONE. J. INTERCEPT OR IDENTIFICATION NONE. K. LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC AT THE SCANDANAVIAN AIRLINES SAS 983 WAS PASSING FROM WEST NORTH…