USAF record 28987923 (1960)
28987923
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 21 July 1960
2. LOCATION Hyattsville, Maryland Patuxent River, Maryland
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 2130 Local [ILLEGIBLE] Z GMT 22/0130Z 0129Z
5. PHOTOS O Yes [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian & Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Three or four sightings from same general area of falling object. No tail or trail. Color varied with witness as did other characteristics.
11. COMMENTS Brief duration and area of sighting indicate that the object was a meteor.
12. CONCLUSIONS [HW: Was Balloon] [HW: Probably Balloon] [HW: Possibly Balloon] [HW: Was Aircraft] [HW: Possibly Aircraft] [HW: Possibly Aircraft]
[X] Was Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:] [X] Probable Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:] [X] Possibly Astronomical Meteor [STAMP:]
Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 21 July 1960 2. LOCATION Hyattsville, Maryland Patuxent River, Maryland 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 2130 Local [ILLEGIBLE] Z GMT 22/0130Z 0129Z 5. PHOTOS O Yes [HW: No] 6.…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 21 JUL 69] DEFERRED 222105Z INFO RREP/MONO RAJEF/ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE NAVY GRMC BT //UNCLASS/// PRNC INST 3303.1A REFERS 1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: (A) OBSERVERS 1 AND 2): OUND (OBSERVER NO.…
- Page 3 (OBSERVER NO. 3): OBJECT POSSIBLY STRUCK EARTH AT DISTANCE OF APPROX 15 TO 20 MILES (F) ABOUT 5 SECONDS 3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (a) OBSERVERS 1 AND 2: GROUND VISUAL (b) OBSERVER 3: AIRBORNE VISUAL…
- Page 4 (OBSERVER NO. 3) (AIRBORNE VISUAL) AGE 41, VM-2, NAS, PATUXENT RIVER, MD. CONSIDERED RELIABLE (A) METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ALOFT: (NIGHT), NO MOON (B) WINDS AT DIFFERENT ALTITUDES: SURFACE: 135…
- Page 5 TRASH DUMP APPROX. 4 MILES AND 180 DEGREES FROM LOCATION OF OBSERVERS 1 AND 2. AIR TRAFFIC (NAS PAX RIVER CONTROL AREA) (1) WIP (2) FPU (3) YAO SECURITY OFFICER, SECURITY OFFICER, NAS, PATUXENT…
- Page 6 22 July 1960 Dear Mr. [REDACTED], Mrs. [REDACTED] reported to the United States Air Force the fact that you sighted an unidentified flying object on Thursday night 21 July 1960 at 9:30 p.m. near…