USAF record 28983549
28983549
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 Jun 59
2. LOCATION Sackatoon, Alberta, Canada
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes [HW:] ☐ No [HW:]
6. SOURCE ☐ Visual [HW:] ☐ Radio [HW:]
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE Rising
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Elongated, cigar-shaped obj of brownish color about the side of a small flock of ducks observed to rise ft just below the horizon into alto-stratus clouds at elevation of 7% binoculars. Rises of obj seemed illumined, Obj rose vertically. Disappearance was at 60° elevation. Sighting in daylight. WX read as vis 6 mi, one bank cloud cover, ceiling it 7,000 ft., small fog-bank 6–7 mi off shore to north. Initial observation below horizon against a background of sea ice. Two witnesses.
11. COMMENTS No logical conclusion reached & case considered unidentified.
ATIC FORM 279 (REV 18 SEP '59)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 12 Jun 59 2. LOCATION Sackatoon, Alberta, Canada 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐…
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