USAF record 28991401
28991401
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 Feb 61
2. LOCATION Between Sterling City and Garden City, Texas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 2145 Local [ILLEGIBLE] 0345Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION B Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar O Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS O Yes [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Observed 3 times [ILLEGIBLE] mile time 1
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE [STAMP:]
II. COMMENTS (Objt of this sighting was probably the Planet Venus. Planet was low on horizon at time of sighting, atmospheric refraction probably responsible for apparent increase and decrease in elevation. Color changes associated with sightings were due to dispersion. On date of sighting object was very bright, having magnitude less than maximum mag.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 12 Feb 61 2. LOCATION Between Sterling City and Garden City, Texas 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 2145 Local [ILLEGIBLE] 0345Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION B Ground-Visual D…
- Page 2 RECEIVED 1961 FEB 16 01 31 ZCSQF4832CWYBB95 MM RJEDSO DE RJWFD5 29 - NOTES: ZNR - M 152240Z ZEX - FM WEBB AFB TEX IND5 TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJWFJC/819 ADIV DYESS AFB TEX RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWFDS 29 (9) GREEN OVAL TYPE LIGHT WITH A WHITE LIGHT UNDERNEATH. THE GREEN LIGHT OCCASIONALLY CHANGING TO ORANGE. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. (1) A SUBDUED LIGHT SHINING OUT OF A…
- Page 4 F. OBSERVERS (1) MR. [REDACTED] 42, [REDACTED], MIDLAND, TEXAS, AUTO PARTS SALESMAN; RELIABILITY FAIR. (2) MRS. [REDACTED] NOT CONTACTED. (3) MR. & MRS. [REDACTED] AGE APPROXIMATELY 65,…
- Page 5 J. NO KNOWLEDGE THROUGH CONTROL AGENCIES OF TRAFFIC OR BALLOON RELEASES; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NUMEROUS UNSCHEDULED, UNCONTROLLED LIGHT PLANES KNOWN TO OPERATE IN THE AREA UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. K. THIS…
- Page 6 THROUGHOUT THIS AREA OF WEST TEXAS ON VFR UNCONTROLLED, UNFILED FLIGHT PLANS. THE MOST PROBABLE SOLUTION TO THIS SIGHTING WOULD BE THE PLANET VENUS WHICH HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY BRILLIANT. THE…