USAF record 28986656 (1950)
28986656
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 17 April, 1950
2. LOCATION Richards Gebaur AFb, Missouri
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 18/0229Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [HW: Group+Visual] [HW: Ground+Visual] [HW: Air+Visual]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 1/2 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
9. COURSE Southwest
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Red glowing object viewed through 45X telescope, located North of Orion at 30° elevation, passed 1° South of Cirrus and disappeared below the horizon in 2 1/2 minutes. Request for additional information sent and no answer received.
11. COMMENTS From the information given no conclusion can be offered. Case listed as unidentified.
CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown UNIDENTIFIED
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 17 April, 1950 2. LOCATION Richards Gebaur AFb, Missouri 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 18/0229Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [HW: Group+Visual] [HW:…
- Page 2 COPY Subject: Sighting Report - Extraordinary 18 April 1960 To: Smithsonian Visual Tracking Center 60 Garden St., Cambridge 38, Mass. Sir: 1. After consulting with Mr. [REDACTED] who heads the K. C.…