USAF record 28982075
28982075
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 27 Feb 59
2. LOCATION 29 1/4 W of Organide, Calif.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: 27/1845Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 mins
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE Stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Heart-shaped, white-buff obj, size of dimp. First seen on radar, then visually. Obj estimated to be over 60,000 Feet altitude.
11. COMMENTS Obj at such high alt without apparent forward speed was undoubtedly a weather balloon.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Exceeded Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 27 Feb 59 2. LOCATION 29 1/4 W of Organide, Calif. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: 27/1845Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] 5.…
- Page 2 Hq 3d Marine Acft Wg AIRFMFPAC, 27 Feb 59, Subject: Report of Unidentified Flying Object DICE 1st Ind 14 MAR 1959 Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, March Air Force Base, California TO: Commander,…
- Page 3 HEADQUARTERS 3D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, AIRFMFPAC MCAS, EL TORO (SANTA ANA), CALIF 201MFWipaj 27 February 1959 From: Commanding General To: Commanding General, March Air Force Base, Riverside,…
- Page 4 Unidentified Flying Object Report 1. This report covers the sighting of one (1) unidentified flying object at 1045, 27 February 1959, over the point NG 1070, AMS 1:500,000, San Diego Sheet, by two…
- Page 5 f. Object made no turns nor perceptable changes in altitude. It hung in the air. It left no trail nor exhaust features. g. Size of object was that of a quarter held at arms length. h. Total time of…