USAF record 28986414 (1950)
28986414
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WILLIAMS, James PROJECT 10973 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 April, 1950
2. LOCATION SE of Roswell, New Mexico
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 15 GMT [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Yes No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
9. COURSE Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object 2-3 times bigger than Venus with a tail like a comet going straight down at a rate slower than a meteor observed for three seconds. Looked like an A/C on fire, Greenish white color, Did not maneuver and caused radio interference.
11. COMMENTS Sputnik III reentered this date, however the duration of the sighting and the greenish color do not conform to observation of a Satellite Decay and tend to rule out Reentry. It is probable that the object observed was a meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 2d SEP 52)
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- Page 1 WILLIAMS, James PROJECT 10973 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 5 April, 1950 2. LOCATION SE of Roswell, New Mexico 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 15 GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual…
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