USAF record 28991387
28991387
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 9 Feb 61
2. LOCATION BITBURG AFS 495640N 063340S GERMANY
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2100 GMT 092000Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Military and Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 Min.
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:]
Was Astronomical VENUS [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP:]
Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
11. COMMENTS Duration and apparent short distance traveled by objt is suggestive of an astronomical body. Planet Venus was found to have been in position reported Strange appearance was probably due to it being close to horizon where witness was looking through much more of earth's atmosphere when observing it.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 9 Feb 61 2. LOCATION BITBURG AFS 495640N 063340S GERMANY 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2100 GMT 092000Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual…
- Page 2 20,30 SQQ SQA33SHOAKVCO PP RJEDSQ 17Feb61 09 019 ATIC 10Feb61 20 09z PRIORITY DE RJFPFO 14B P 191538Z FM COMDR 36 TFW BITBURG AB GER TO RJFPSD/HQ 17AF RAMSTEIN AB GER RJFPBW/HQ USAFE LINDSEY AS…
- Page 3 B. KQL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION KML EP DEGREES ANGLE TO HORIZON, 225 DEGREES AZIMUTH K3 7 DEGREES ANGLE TO HORIZON, 270 DEGREES AZIMUTH RL APPEARED TO ROTATE KTL Faded to West KML 32 MINUTES C. KQL…
- Page 4 20,022:340DEGREES, 80 KNOTS 38,022: 330DEGREES, 120 KNOTS 53,629: 340DEGREES, 40 KNOTS (3) XEL 2892 (k) KRL 10 MILES (5) XFL SCATTERED (7) XVL NONE (71) [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE XUL REDEGREES H. NONE KNOWN…