USAF record 28981966
28981966
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 16 Feb 59
2. LOCATION Palacios, Texas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: 16/12h0Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS Yes
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2
9. COURSE 3
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright glowing red obj moving at a speed almost as fast as a shooting star. Later a mass of very small lights, white as the stars, but smaller, appeared with the red obj moving clockwise within the mass of small lights.
11. COMMENTS The cause for this sighting is probably aberration of the light from the star arcturus by the window screen, coupled with normal pulsating.
STAMP: ATIC FORM 339 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 16 Feb 59 2. LOCATION Palacios, Texas 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: 16/12h0Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual 5. PHOTOS Yes 6. SOURCE…
- Page 2 Mr. Gaines Corporation Route 1 Palacios, Texas Mar. 4th, 1959. Commander In Chief U. S. A. F. Washington, D. C. Dear Commander: An unidentified object appeared in the sky Feb. 16 at about 5:40 A.M.…
- Page 3 25 March 1959 Dear Mr. [REDACTED] In regard to your unidentified flying object sighting of 16 February, request that you fill out the attached questionnaire forwarding the completed paper direct to…
- Page 4 U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon…
- Page 5 U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon…
- Page 6 Page 2 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. None b. A few [HW: Many] d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle…
- Page 7 Page 3 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. a. Sound [NONE] b. Color MAIN OBJECT COLOR OF THIS INK = A R = SMALL WHITE LIGHTS IN ROUND CLUSTER 17. Draw a picture that will…
- Page 8 Page 4 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during…
- Page 9 Page 5 25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car c. Outdoors d. In an airplane e. At sea [HW: WINDOW UP AND HEAD ON SILL] f. Other 26. Were…
- Page 10 Page 6 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a…