USAF record 28981952
28981952
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 13 Feb 59
2. LOCATION Oak Harbor, Washington Whidbey Island, Wash.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 14/05052
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-5 secs
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, bright green obj, size of basketball. Obj had long tail.
11. COMMENTS Description is of a fireball.
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 13 Feb 59 2. LOCATION Oak Harbor, Washington Whidbey Island, Wash. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 14/05052 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:…
- Page 2 NNNN ATIC 16Feb59 0721 Feb14 20 0159 RC108 CZCSQB60SZCQYA595 PP RJEDSQ DE RJWZDM 123A- P 1418282 ZEX FM COMDR 25 NADD- TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC RJEDSQ/COHDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWZDM 123A 8. KISSING/ WHIRRING 9. NEG II 1. EMERGED FROM WATER 2. SEE II. 1 3. NEG 4. LOW ALT. HIGH SPEED AND CLIMBING 5. DISAPPEARED IN A CLIMB 6. FEW SECONDS III 1. VISUAL 2. NONE 3. N/A…
- Page 4 UNKNOWN AT PRESENT ALL CONSIDERED REDACTED VII 1. TEMP 39 DEGREES DEWPOINT 38 DEGREES SFC WIND ESE 18 PLUS 26 2. SURFACE 120 DEGREES 25 KNOTS 3. 2500 FT. 4. 10 MILES 5. 5 SCTD M25 BRKN 100 OVC 6.…
- Page 5 TELEPHONED NO. [REDACTED] TIME 205 Date [ILLEGIBLE] By: [ILLEGIBLE] THIS MESSAGE RELEASED SUBJECT: UFO REPORT LETTER WAS REQUESTED A BRIEF OF THIS MESSAGE QA018ZCQYA402 21 Feb 59 6 PM 13 P RJEDSQ E…
- Page 6 PART I 3. NONE 9. VERY BRIGHT PART II 1. FLASH IN SKY 2. 30 DEGREES NORTHWEST 3. DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON 4. VERTICAL PARABOLA 5. DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON 6. TWO TO FIVE SECONDS PART III 1. VISUAL…
- Page 7 O'RESSETTE, JD, PVT 1682534, USMC, WHIDBEY NAS, WASH. IVINGTON, JA, CPL 1684686, USMC, WHIDBEY NAS, WASH. ART VII OVERCAST WITH BREAKS SURFACE 115 DEGREES 18 KNOTS 300 28 DEGREES 04 KNOTS 0,000 290…
- Page 8 ARE CONSIDERED RELIABLE. WEATHER CONDITIONS IN PART VII DO NOT SEEM REALISTIC. THE SIGHTING WAS OBSERVED FROM TWO SEPARATE AREAS EVALUATION: B-3 PART XII NONE BT 23/2133Z FEB RJWZDM420: 1.…
- Page 9 JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER 16FEB59 21 18z [HW: 14/6/59 gb] PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Char) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE…