USAF record 28988840
28988840
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 9 Sep 60
2. LOCATION 111 mi E of Kansas City, Missouri
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [REDACTED] GMT: [REDACTED]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Y=+ No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE vertical descent
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: A brilliant "shooting star" phenomenon with a beginning burn at approx 90° above horizon from eye level. Burn trace increased in intensity to final burn-out at aprox eye level to pilot o/s flying at 35,000 ft.
11. COMMENTS: Description is characteristic of a meteor.
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 9 Sep 60 2. LOCATION 111 mi E of Kansas City, Missouri 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [REDACTED] GMT: [REDACTED] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar…
- Page 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON D.C. REPLY TO ATTN ON: AFTDP 12 Sep 60 SUBJECT: Unidentified Foreign Object TO Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center…