USAF record 28987182
28987182
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MULTIPLE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 6 Jun 60
2. LOCATION Beckley, West Virginia area
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 0130 Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3-5 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Greenish-blue object, round, about the size of a basketball, emitted a grapefruit sized ball of fire from each side then simply disappeared. Accompanied by rumbling sound.
11. COMMENTS Description fits that of a meteor classed as a "bolide."
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical METEOR? Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 MULTIPLE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 6 Jun 60 2. LOCATION Beckley, West Virginia area 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 0130 Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5.…
- Page 2 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH MR. [REDACTED] U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible…
- Page 3 Page 3 16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object. a. Sound [REDACTED] b. Color BLUSH - WHITE LIGHT. 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and…
- Page 4 Page 4 20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during…
- Page 5 Page 6 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a…
- Page 6 Page 7 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) a. Clear sky b. Hazy c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND…
- Page 7 Page 8 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? [REDACTED] mph 40. Do you think you can estimate how far…
- Page 8 SAFOI-3d/Col Tacker [REDACTED] 13 Jun 60 13 June 1960 Dear Mr. [REDACTED], An Associated Press news story on 7 June indicated that you sighted an Unidentified Flying Object on 6 June at Grand View.…
- Page 9 SAFOI-3d/Maj Tacker/73328/13 Jun 60 13 June 1960 Dear [REDACTED], An Associated Press news story on 7 June indicated that you and your brother [REDACTED] sighted an Unidentified Flying Object on 6…
- Page 10 U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use the following space to write out a short…