USAF record 28987908
28987908
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 20 or 21 Jul 60
2. LOCATION Charleston, West Virginia
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT 2 0200Z [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Yes [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10-15 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round object with small teardrop tail, size of basketball, bright like white heat. The small tail was like an afterglow. Object was low over trees, traveling a straight flight path, disappeared behind trees. Ground fog present. Airport 2-3 miles from sighting in same direction.
11. COMMENTS Description corresponds to slow meteor observation.
STAMP: [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 20 or 21 Jul 60 2. LOCATION Charleston, West Virginia 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT 2 0200Z [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar…
- Page 2 MINNIZCZCS2P025CZCS2H734ECVYB588 RR AJEDSQ DE RJESKDP 2 R 141346Z FM 783 ACWRON SUTHRIE AFS WVA TO RJUFAL/ADC EMT AFB COLO RJESKDP2 AIR DIV SAGE DOBBINS AFB GA RJEFUT/WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO REDACTED 2 (1) NONE (2) NONE (3) SMALL TAIL (LIKE AFTER GLOW) (4) NONE (5) NONE B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) JUST LOOKING AROUND (2) LOW (3) LOW OVER TREES (4) STRAIGHT (5) LIKE…
- Page 4 1960 SEP 9 23 03 RC167 HDEQUEZCVYE526 RR RJEDSQ DE RJESKEP 5 R JS194ZZ FM 783D ACWRON GUTHRIE AFS CHARLESTON W VA TO AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTERWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO BT UNCLAS FROM 781009…
- Page 5 OVER CHARLESTON W.VA. - [REDACTED] REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 15,AFR 202-2,THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED: G.1 CLEAR WITH PATCHES OF GROUND FOG 2 UNKNOWN 3 UNLIMITED 4 CLEAR 5 NONE 6 NONE…