USAF record 28989671
28989671
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PROJECT 13073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 Oct 60
2. LOCATION Sweetwater, South Carolina
3. DAYS-TIME GROUP Local GMT - 12/2400Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS O Yea Physical Specimen: Civilian
6. SOURCE O Was Ballloon Possibly Ballloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft Air Intercept Radar Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Notoo Probablelly Notoo [HW: Insufficient Data for Evaluation] Unknown
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8-12 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE ESE-WNW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Very intense white light which lit up the sky and field Had straight flight path brightened and dimmed Appeared to hit ground emitting bright flash of sparks in all directions just before disappearance Estimated speed 40-50mph See specimen 7-3 TNS-456 (SELECT IN PHYSICAL SPECIMEN FILE)
11. COMMENTS Description coincides with that of the classic meteor of "Fireball" type Several other persons in area reported seeing such an object at same time and date.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 13073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 12 Oct 60 2. LOCATION Sweetwater, South Carolina 3. DAYS-TIME GROUP Local GMT - 12/2400Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS O Yea Physical Specimen:…
- Page 2 UFO ANALYSIS SHEET Location: SWISSWATER, [REDACTED] Date: 12 Oct 1960 Hour (Z): 2300 WX: Clear - [ILLEGIBLE] ceiling. Transmission is clear. Description: [ILLEGIBLE] light up the sky Direction of…
- Page 3 THE WITNESS MENTIONED THE DISTANCE AND THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT... IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THESE GEOSPHEREAL OBJECTS TO HAVE SUCH STRANGE BEHAVIOR IF THEY ARE OBSERVED. MR. WRIGHT WAS PROBABLY GIVING…
- Page 4 ARTIFACT # 341-14-428 LOCATED IN ARTIFACT ROOM
- Page 5 COPIED TO: Dr. Hynek SECRET AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING STATION United States Air Force McDonnell Air Force Station South Carolina REPLY TO: ATC OF: 561000 SUBJECT: Report of Alleged Unidentified…
- Page 6 Lit up the sky and field outside the house. (1) There was only one (1) object. (2) N/A (3) HW: Observer said he could discern nothing except the fact that it appeared round "at the top half." (4)…
- Page 7 (3) Object continued emitting a very bright light until it came close to the ground. It then became dimmer. At a point about 100 feet from the ground, the observer said the object emitted a bright…
- Page 8 the area for at least 30 minutes and no unidentified man in her plane dropped live or dummy bombs and bomb casings but none and unidentified man you blood is equal with adopted of 20 and those within…
- Page 9 1. (1) Kr., [REDACTED] at first was too frightened to go out into the field and examine the area where he said the object fell. He went to bed, but could not rest, so he got up and went out into the…
- Page 10 He said the object emitted sparks at irregular intervals. When it sparkled, it became brighter and gradually dimmed until it sparkled again, when it again brightened. It followed the same pattern as…