USAF record 28991011
28991011
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 14 Jan 61
2. LOCATION 3 mi SE of Portales, New Mexico
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION h-5 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE [REDACTED]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING/Burning mass like a ball of fire, size of quarter at arm's length. Bluish-green glow. Black exhaust trail; five inches long at arm's length. 28 degrees N above horizon, due N. Disappeared 28° above horizon, 297°. Disappeared instantaneously.
11. COMMENTS/There were no satellites re-entering at this time. A large number of people are reported to be seeing balls of fire flashing across the sky, mostly on the West Coast. The description and duration is characteristic of a fireball.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 92)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 14 Jan 61 2. LOCATION 3 mi SE of Portales, New Mexico 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No…
- Page 2 RECEIVED 17JUN61 07 513 ATIC 1961 JAN 17 05 49 [HW: Y34E2(UFO)] [HW: Y34X2A] RBJESE CZCSOCAI5BZCWYD4ZS PP RJEDSSO DE RJWF8H PA P 17ZI25Z ZEX FN CONDR S32R ADIV CANNON AFB NMEX TO RJWFAL/CONDR ENT AFB…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWFBH 9A I. NONE PART TWO: DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT A. CAME IN LINE OF SIGHT B. FORTY FIVE DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, DUE NORTH C. TWENTY DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, TWO NINE SEVEN DEGREES D.…
- Page 4 C. CEILING CLEAR D. VISIBILITY FIFTEEN MILES E. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER NONE F. THUNDERSTORMS NONE IN VICINITY G. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT A. SFC TO 8333' -1 DEG C PER 1026' B. 8333' TO 24,000' -2.5 DEG…