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USAF record 28984610

28984610

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 21 Sep 52

2. LOCATION [REDACTED]

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/1045Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Ground-Visual [HW: Q Ground-Visual] Ground-Radar [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Visual] Air-Intercept Radar [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS [HW: Photos] Y+ [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

6. SOURCE [STAMP: M14A]

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE South

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Red obj white burning & changing to red. Initial observation as a bright flash w/ flaming tail. Obj burst & then disappeared.

11. COMMENTS Characteristic bolide observation. Case listed as a meteor sighting.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 16 SEP 52)

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Balloon Was Astronomical Meteor Was Astronomical Probable Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

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