USAF record 28990835
28990835
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 9 Jan 61
2. LOCATION Lexington, Kentucky
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 1800 Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 22/5/61Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Approx 20 min.
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE Generally West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: A small white streak was observed for approximately 20 miles by 2 witnesses in Lexington, KY. Streak was tracked until it faded out in W. When last viewed by witnesses it appeared as a speck. Object was reported to be moving generally toward the W.
11. COMMENTS: Object of this sighting was probably and a/c with non-persistent conduction arc trail and was probably illuminated by sun due to its height and location to the W of the witnesses location. Sun set at 17:07 exact. Description given by these witnesses parallels that given by others of this same phenomenon.
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:]
Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:]
Was Astronomical [STAMP:] Probably Astronomical [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP:]
Other[ILLEGIBLE] ONCE[ILLEGIBLE] ONCE[ILLEGIBLE] ONCEUnknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 9 Jan 61 2. LOCATION Lexington, Kentucky 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 1800 Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 22/5/61Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]…
- Page 2 [HW: 1E2X] Lexington Kentucky Jan 10, 1961 To whom this my concern; In the evening of Jan 9, 1961, another party and myself were driving to eat dinner. In the distance I spotted a small white streak…
- Page 3 [HW:] (2) We could still see the object, Still horizontal, moving slowly Toward the West, we slightly Southwest until I went out of vision. - This took is man's and was only a speck like A star. We…
- Page 4 I never through I would have called the observatory at the university, but I just had 30 min off and had to report back to the hop and was late. I hope what even information I have given my help in…
- Page 5 This object shadowed Turkey Horizontal, which took about 3 mins - picture shows phases it went through. It stayed in a horizontal position for 10 mins and when started moving showing from the west…
- Page 6 N W [HW:] 5:30 pm. [HW:] Unusual shank in fan obtuse final remained in that position for 10 turns.