USAF record 28989140

MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 17 Sep 60

2. LOCATION N of Midway Island

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: GMT: 19/20152

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air Visual

5. PHOTOS O Yes, X No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20-30 sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE E

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Elliptical shaped object, size of football with tail length or body, Bright orange color, Horizontal trajectory, Disappeared on horizon, Speed slower than average meteor, Appeared at 5° elevat 34° azimuth, Last seen at 19° elev on 100° azimuth with horizontal trajectory with coarse of 10°.

STAMP: FORM 329 (REV 29 SEP 53)

12. CONCLUSIONS O Was Balloon [REDACTED] O Was Aircraft [REDACTED] O Was Astronomical [REDACTED]

Other: [HW: Possible missile] Duration of sighting and appearance of object indicate missile in known missile range area. [HW: Insufficient Data for Evaluation]