USAF record 28985530
28985530
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 11 Dec 59
2. LOCATION E of Hawaiian Islands
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: GMT: 11/308Z & 1318Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Flash
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE N/A
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Brilliant flash at 5-6 thousand feet. One observer believed caused by meteor.
11. COMMENTS The flash, was probably the entry of a meteor into the earth's atmosphere where it broke up.
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Probably Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Was Astronomical Meteor [REDACTED] Probably Astronomical Meteor [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical Meteor [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 11 Dec 59 2. LOCATION E of Hawaiian Islands 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: GMT: 11/308Z & 1318Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐…
- Page 2 HQAO76 CO RJEDSQ DE RJEDSQ 332 O 111525Z 1959 DEC 11 15 59 FM HEDUSAF WASH DC TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO BT USAF PASSES FOLG MSG PER REQ AFCIN TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO FOR ACTION X QUOTE FM HAWAIIAN AIRDEFDIV TO…
- Page 3 RECEIVED 11Dec59 14 03 ATIC [HW: atic phoned] [STAMP: CL II SEC] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
- Page 4 [REDACTED] [HW: TELEPHONED] [HW: 12/12 01 30] [HW: TO A7K-04] [HW: 2/14/73] [HW: 6F] [STAMP: UNCLASSIFIED AFIPN '83'40 CIVIL EVALUATION - CIVIL REP, CO-PILOT OBSERVED BRIGHT WHITE ILLUMINATION BEHIND…
- Page 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE AF IN: 20135 (18 Dec 59) A/N/cmm ACTION: CIN INFO: ARMY, NAVY, JCS, OSD, NSA, CIA, CMC, OOP, SAFS,…
- Page 6 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION JN-CLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE AF IN: 13140 (11 Dec 59) A/N/ken ACTION: CIN INFO: OOP, OOP-CP, ARMY, NAVY, JCS,…