USAF record 28988265
28988265
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 19 Aug 60
2. LOCATION Nome, Alaska
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 20/0843Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Satellite]
5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round white object, red at base, brilliant, size of a dime; had straight flight path. Disappeared over horizon; reported azimuth 120°, elevation 15°; disappeared 00h, elevation 15°. Report identical sighting 2 hrs later.
11. COMMENTS Additional reports from same area with identical characteristics. Object appeared to orbit. No data available at this time to correlate with satellite track. However report carried as possible satellite due to orbital characteristics and multiple reports from area.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 53)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 19 Aug 60 2. LOCATION Nome, Alaska 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 20/0843Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Satellite] 5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE]…
- Page 2 STAMP: 1960 AUG 27 STAMP: 1960 AUG 27 REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED [HW:] 1-4/20 [HW:] 3-7/40 [HW:] 3-4-40 FORM LABELS AND VALUES: A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT B. HOLDING C. A…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RADAR 1 7. N/A 8. N/A 9. N/A B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE 1. ANOTHER PERSON CALLED OBSERVERS ATTENTION TO OBJECT 2. AZIMUTH 123 DEGREES ELEVATION 15 3. AZIMUTH 042 DEGREES ELEVATION 15 4.…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE REDACTED A. ANCHORAGE ALASKA. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER CONTACTED A MAN WHO HAS KNOWN THE OBSERVER FOR TWO YEARS AND STATES HE IS VERY RELIABLE AND WAS NOT INTOXICATED AT TIME OF SIGHTING.…
- Page 5 PAGE FOUR REDACTED : I. NONE II. NONE III. THE PILOTING OFFICER IS CAPTAIN GERALD N. SMITH, AGAW PONTOONER, HAVING 254 ADDITIONAL DUTY, WITH FORT (4) YEARS PILOTING EXPERIENCE AS A PRIMARY PILOT OF…