USAF record 28984323
28984323
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 22 Aug 59
2. LOCATION Mobile Bay, Alabama
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 23/10122
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS Yea [ILLEGIBLE] No
6. SOURCE Civilian & Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 secs
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Traveling light w/smoke trailing observed for about 5 secs. Flight straight fm SE to NW, Light bright enough to read paper by. [STAMP: ATIC FORM 129 (REV 26 SEP 59)]
11. COMMENTS Two rpts fm different sources giving almost identical info, obvious characteristics of meteor sighting.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Water [ILLEGIBLE] Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 22 Aug 59 2. LOCATION Mobile Bay, Alabama 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 23/10122 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept…
- Page 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING AF IN: 29468 (29 Aug 59) C/nom ACTION: CIN INFO: OOP, [SAFS] SMD C 200 ZCZCHGE387ZCVJA736 PP RJEZHQ DE RJESBA 10S P 291400Z FM 2830TH AB…
- Page 3 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AF IN : 29468 (29 Aug 59) PAGE TWO RJESBA 105 BEFORE DISAPPEARING IN 2 SECS /7/ BURNING TRAIL /8/ NONE /9/ NONE B. /1/…
- Page 4 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AP IN : 29468 (29 Aug 59) OF MOBILE BAY. F. /1/ [REDACTED] POLCT FOR AXXICO AIRLINES G. /1/ CLEAR, DARK /2/…
- Page 5 STAMP: 31 Aug 39 07 30 1939 AUG 30 03 39 TELEPHONES TO ATIC OD NO [ILLEGIBLE] TIME [ILLEGIBLE] Date [ILLEGIBLE] By: [ILLEGIBLE] NNNN RA028 ZCSQDS[REDACTED]WYA[REDACTED] PP RJEDSQ DE RJWFFD 1A P…
- Page 6 PAGE TWO RJUFFD 1A (7) WHITE SMOKE TRAILING FOR ONE-HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE. (8) NO SOUND HEARD. (9) ALTITUDE ESTIMATED BY OBSERVER AT 35,000 FEET OR ABOVE. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE (1)…
- Page 7 PAGE THREE RJWFFD 1A (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED (3) N/A D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. (1) 1912ZULU 29 AUGUST 1959 (2) NIGHT E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER (1) DRIVING ALONG ROAD PARALLEL TO FALSE RIVER…
- Page 8 PAGE FOUR RJUFFD' 1A (1) FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS SCATTERED. VISIBILITY PLUS FIFTEEN. (2) INFORMATION FROM DETACHMENT 21, 25TH WEATHER SQUADRON, ENGLAND AFB, LOUISIANA. WINDS: SURFACE WNW/S ACTUAL 1333Z…
- Page 9 PAGE FIVE RJWFFD 1A J. 653 RD AC&W SQUADRON, ENGLAND AFB WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY REPORTED NO ACTIVITY IN OBSERVATION AREA THOUGH THE WAS COVERED BY THIS UNIT AT THE TIME FOR REPORTED SIGHTING. THE…