USAF record 28990721

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 28 Dec 60

2. LOCATION Crescent City, California

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1740 GMT 29/0140Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual

5. PHOTOS No

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE descending

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Elongated like cigar and illuminated, but thick like a short cigar. Size of a bean seed. Brilliant green and increased in brilliance as it descended. Unusual type of green. Looking E it approached from the S and descended to ground at a 45° angle S.

11. COMMENTS: Description of object is similar to that of a meteor. The earth is passing through a number of meteor showers this time of year, and the witnesses probably saw a meteor from one of these showers.

CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED]

Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Probably Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED]

Was Astronomical [REDACTED] Probably Astronomical [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE]