USAF record 28990316
28990316
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 Dec 60
2. LOCATION Wheelus AB, Tripoli, Libya
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Level [REDACTED] OUT [REDACTED]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5-6 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE
9. COURSE N-S or SI-SS
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING A ball of flame with tapering flaming tail 6 times diameter of ball. Ball was fire orange; tail, lighter shade of orange to yellow. Observer making visual weather observation, noticed object at 15° elevation at [ILLEGIBLE] uncertain as to azimuth and elevation at disappearance.
STAMP: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2 Dec 60 2. LOCATION Wheelus AB, Tripoli, Libya 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Level [REDACTED] OUT [REDACTED] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 5. PHOTOS No 6.…
- Page 2 RECEIVED UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE 10404 ATIC 3 DEC 60 21:58 3 21:58 OPER IMMED FM DET 13 21 WEA SQ WHEELUS FLD TRIPOLI 031915Z [HW:74E2] TO USAF ATTN AFCIN-IB- WASH DC ATIC ATTN AFCIN-4A…
- Page 3 JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED ACTION: [HW: 25F/32] INFO: [HW: 8/1710] FROM: ATC M-P AFB TO: WHEELS FLD, TRIPOLI, LIBYA [HW: KUTOK] UNCLAS/AFCIN-LIN2x 12-3508-E DET 13, 21 WEA SQ, YOUR MSG 13 WD…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 9909 (3 Dec 60) ACTION: CIN-14 INFO: OOP-3, SAFS-3, OOP-GP-1 (22) RC/SA/63/DEC/60 RG/RG/RG/ OPERATIONAL…
- Page 5 RECEIVE 2 CCSPS160CZCSSN521ZCJVE236 RR RJDESN DE RJTCAK 122A R 121658Z FI CONDER DET IS 21ST MEA SS WHEELUS AB LIBYA TO ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO BY UNCLAS 1SUB 12-4-2. [HW:] YOUR AFICIN-4EZW…
- Page 6 PAGE TWO RJTOAK 122A (1) OBSERVER MAKING VISUAL WEATHER OBSERVATION AND NOTICED OBJECT DURING OBSERVATION. W AZ 250 DEGREES, ELEVATION 14 DEGREES. (3) UNCERTAIN AS TO AZENUTH AND ELEVATION AT…
- Page 7 B. WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR VISIBILITY 16 MILES, TEMPERATURE 53 DEGREES F., DEMPPOINT 49 DEGREES F., WIND SURFACE 25/43, 6,800 FT 25/18, 18,000 FT 24/72, 16,800 FT 32/15, 26,800 36/75, 38,300 FT PAGE…