USAF record 28982182 (1959)
28982182
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE Feb to Apr, 1959
2. LOCATION [REDACTED]
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS Yes
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION varied
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [ILLEGIBLE] 9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Extensive news coverage of sightings in the Wise-Coburn area of Virginia necessitated the investigation by FTD personnel.
11. COMMENTS Findings summarized to include, char lights from coke furnaces, misinterpreation of car lights on roads in the surrounding hills to be obj in the air, observation of atmospheric mirage under various atmospheric conditions, imagination of some observers, a power of suggestion due to extensive news coverage.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possible Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical [HW: Investigation] Other Explanation Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE Feb to Apr, 1959 2. LOCATION [REDACTED] 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual 5. PHOTOS Yes 6. SOURCE Civilian 7. LENGTH OF…
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