USAF record 28987713
28987713
Document text — page 1 excerpt
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 8 Jul 60
2. LOCATION 5 mi NW of Big Delta, Alaska
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 09/06/52
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5-10 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Brilliant yellow flash with large trail of heavy black smoke with varying degrees of intensity. Trail larger than flash. Trail of smoke several miles long, then object dipped toward earth and burned out instantaneously after flash.
11. COMMENTS Probably a daylight meteor.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP: Probable Balloon] Was Aircraft [STAMP: Possibly Aircraft] Was Astronomical Meteor [STAMP: Possibly Astronomical] Other. Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
Page excerpts
- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 8 Jul 60 2. LOCATION 5 mi NW of Big Delta, Alaska 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 09/06/52 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]…
- Page 2 PAGE TWO RJKDNP 8 FEET, SEVERAL MILES LONG THEN OBJECT DIPPED DOWN TOWARD THE EARTH AND BURNED OUT. (5) INSTANANEOUSLY AFTER FLASH. (6) ESTIMATE 5-10 SECONDS. C. (1) GROUND VISUAL FROM AUTOMOBILE IN…
- Page 3 CZCS0B629ZCGYA73 PP RJEDSQ 1950 JUL 15 CO 14 ZDK PAA670 PP RJWFAL RJKDAG RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJKDNPA 8 P 148148Z ZEX FM 11 AIR DIV DEF LADD AFB ALASKA TO RJWFAL/AC ENT AFB COLO RJKDAG/AC ELMENDORF AFB…
- Page 4 UFO ANALYSIS SHEET Location 5 mi. Nw of Big Delta, Alaska Date 9 July 1980 Hour (Z) 06:52 WX High scattered clouds, vis 50 mi, winds S and S at 8 to 13 knots Description A brilliant yellow flash size…