USAF record 28987370
28987370
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US NAVAL ATTACHE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 25 Jun 60
2. LOCATION Hoptown, South Africa
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1122 GMT 25/0932Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object resembling shooting star except 10-15 times wider, with smoke trail observed about noon at 8000 ft. Color of object brilliant white as though of burning magnesium. Appeared to move slower than shooting star. Appeared 30° above horizon and disappeared 15°. No direction of object given although traveling toward Indian Ocean.
11. COMMENTS Daytime meteor. Color appears white and tail as smoke.
ATIC FORM J39 (REV 24 SEP 52)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:]
Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:]
Was Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:] Probably Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:]
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- Page 1 US NAVAL ATTACHE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 25 Jun 60 2. LOCATION Hoptown, South Africa 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1122 GMT 25/0932Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED [REDACTED] IRA571 PP RJEDSQ DE RJEZHQ 366 P 061398Z FM USAIRA PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA 1950 JUL 7 15222 TO ATIC WPAFB FOR AFCIN-4A [HW:] CSAF WASH DC FOR AFCIN-1B1 [HW:] INFO PROJECT SPACE…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJEHQ 366 MAGNESIUM CMM APPEARED TO MOVE THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE SLOWER THAT A SHOOTING STAR CMM OBJECT APPEARED APPROXIMATELY THREE ZERO DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON CMM DISAPPEARED APPROXIMATELY…