USAF record 28989601
28989601
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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 130/3 RECORD CARD
1. DATE: 6 Oct 60 2. LOCATION: 500 mi W of California 3. DAY-TIME GROUP: Local: GMT: 07/15052 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED] 5. PHOTOS: Yes No 6. SOURCE: Military 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 3-5 sec 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One 9. COURSE: Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Brilliant whitish-yellow object, resembling fireworks with dripping and flaking off effect on after portion of tail which was estimated to be 60 ft in length. Object lost sight of object after it entered a climb, slow movement and extreme brilliance as compared to rocket or meteor.
11. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [HW:] Was Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft [HW:] Was Astronomical [HW:] Possibly Astronomical [HW:]
STAMP: FORM 329 (REV 18 SEP 59)
Comments:
Information reported is limited in nature; however, the description is similar to a meteor.
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- Page 1 MILITARY AIR PROJECT 130/3 RECORD CARD 1. DATE: 6 Oct 60 2. LOCATION: 500 mi W of California 3. DAY-TIME GROUP: Local: GMT: 07/15052 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar…
- Page 2 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT UNCLASSIFIED 14 Oct 1960 [STAMP:] NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT REDACTED BY REDACTED BY REDACTED BY AS IN: 16593 (8 Oct 60) [ILLEGIBLE] DATE/TIME GROUP (DCTG):…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED CLOUD X A/C ENTERED CLOUD BRIEFLY APPROX 20 TO 30 SECONDS AFTER SIGHTING AND DID NOT REGAIN CONTACT AFTER CLEARING CLOUD X ALL OBSERVERS REMARKED ON APPARENTLY SLOW MOVEMENT AND EXTREME…