USAF record 28989605
28989605
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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 109/3 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 7 Oct 60
2. LOCATION 550 mi W of San Francisco, Calif
3. DATE-TIME GROUP [REDACTED]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visional [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visional [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS Yes [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Ball of fire was seen at same altitude as a/c. It appeared to be size of a soft ball - much larger than the ordinary meteor. There was a long glowing tail made up primarily of particles breaking off the main body.
11. COMMENTS Description is characteristic of a type or meteor called a bolide.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 62)
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- Page 1 MILITARY AIR PROJECT 109/3 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 7 Oct 60 2. LOCATION 550 mi W of San Francisco, Calif 3. DATE-TIME GROUP [REDACTED] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visional [HW: Ground-Radar]…
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