USAF record 28983703
28983703
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 Jul 59
2. LOCATION New Albany, Mississippi
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1500 GMT 06/01/00 Jul 59
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS D Yes [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] min.
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [ILLEGIBLE]
9. COURSE N-NW
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:]
Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:]
Was Astronomical [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP:]
Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Reddish-silver obj which appeared to be motionless in the western sky. In size it was close to the diameter of the sun; however, not rrd, but oblong & at a 45° angle. After about 3 min, a thin white trail, about 4 times length of obj was noticed leading away from obj in a southerly direction & soon disappeared & began to move & disappeared into the clouds climbing. Unlike vapor trail in that it was thin and fluffy. Went in house and got BK obj lost but appeared in clouds Disappeared back into clouds.
11. COMMENTS Obj possessed all the characteristics of an a/c w/the exception of the initial observation of being motionless Obj was probably moving toward the witness or away from & gave the appearance of being stationary Contrail are often thin & Fluffy Evidence indicates that this was an a/c sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 5 Jul 59 2. LOCATION New Albany, Mississippi 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1500 GMT 06/01/00 Jul 59 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] 5. PHOTOS D Yes [HW:…
- Page 2 [HW: Send TO] [HW: Air Force Press Desk] [HW: Office of Public Information] [HW: Department of Defense] [HW: Washington 25, D.C.] [STAMP: July 7, 1959] Dear Gentlemen: I am not sure as to what…
- Page 3 in a parallel line. This white substance was entirely unlike any jet vapor trail I have seen. It is hard to explain the difference but it was perceptibly different. For one thing it was extremely…
- Page 4 5 JULY 59 SAFIS- Maj Tucker/mhb/72291 30 July 1959 Dear Mr. [REDACTED] This is to acknowledge your letter of 7 July 1959 concerning an Unidentified Flying Object sighting on 5 July 1959 at New…
- Page 5 New Albany, Mississippi September 16, 1959 Dear Sir: Please excuse the delay. But after completing the form on the 5th of August I misplaced it and consequently thought nothing more about it. I…
- Page 6 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 7 Page 2 B. 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: Sky still two bright Venus] c. Many…
- Page 8 Page 3 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. a. Sound b. Color 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any…
- 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 f. Other [REDACTED] 26. Were you (Circle One): a. In…
- Page 10 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…