USAF record 28984186
28984186
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 17 Aug 59
2. LOCATION Donnaldson AFB, South Carolina
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 17/0600Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 secs
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 exploding
9. COURSE NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Ball or streak of fire observed for 10 sec at which time it exploded and faded out. Obj had level flight fa SE to the NE until it exploded. Slight trail of fire prior to the explosion. After explosion obj arched toward ground.
11. COMMENTS Characteristics of bolide observed to explode present. Case listed as a meteor sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 17 Aug 59 2. LOCATION Donnaldson AFB, South Carolina 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 17/0600Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]…
- Page 2 STAMP: 17 Aug 59 09 04 HW: OK/376 HW: TELEPHONED HW: TO O.D. ATIC HW: NO. 11322 HW: TIME 0912 HW: Date 17 AUG-59 By .32 PP RJETS4 DE RJESN4 4 P 1767452 FM G3RD TCM DONALDSON AFB SC TO RJWFAI/COMDR…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJSNK 4 C. (1) ROUND-VISUAL (2) NONE (3) N/A D. (1) 17/8/62Z (2) NIGHT. E. 34 45N, 82 22 W, DONALDSON AFB TOWER BY TOWER PERSONNEL AND ONE MILE NORTH OF DONALDSON AFB BY CIVILIAN. F. (1) MR…