USAF record 28988752
28988752
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USS BOYD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 3 Sep 60
2. LOCATION vicinity Taiwan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 03/1124Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Binoculars] Ground-Radar [ILLEGIBLE] Air-Radar [ILLEGIBLE]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [ILLEGIBLE]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE ESE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, white object, size of pinhead, bright as a planet. Had straight flight path. Disappeared in low clouds.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP: ] Possibly Balloon [STAMP: ] Possibly Balloon [STAMP: ]
Was Aircraft [STAMP: ] Probably Aircraft [STAMP: ] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP: ]
Was Astronomical [STAMP: ] Probably Astronomical [STAMP: ] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP: ]
The description, flight path and duration are characteristic of the satellite Echo I.
ATIC FORM 379 (REV 2A SEP 53)
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- Page 1 USS BOYD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 3 Sep 60 2. LOCATION vicinity Taiwan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 03/1124Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Binoculars] Ground-Radar [ILLEGIBLE]…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED HQACDS 1960 10 03 PP RJEDSQ ATTCO 1960 SEP 6 14 C4 WC DE RJWZKD 21 P 050340Z PM US TAIWAN JOC TO RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO RJEWZKH/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWZKD 21 CHARLIE PD ALFA GROUND VISUAL PD BRAVO TWO ZERO BY ONE TWO ZERO SHIPBOARD BINOC PD CHARLIE N SLANT A HD DELTA PD ALFA ZERO THREE ONE ONE TWO FOUR ZEBRA PD ORAVO NIGHT PD ECHO PD…