USAF record 28991476
28991476
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 17 Feb 61
2. LOCATION Rumboldt, Sask, Canada
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1617 GMT 172217Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS O Yes O No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6-8 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE WNW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright red-orange, size of pea, trail [REDACTED] times size of objt. Seen at 15° elevation.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] Was Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE] Probably Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE]
Comments: Characteristics of objt are those of a meteor. However, duration is quite excessive. More probably re-entry of 1961 Gamma 4 Color and burning of objt on straight flight path with some breaking up, characteristic or re-entry.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 17 Feb 61 2. LOCATION Rumboldt, Sask, Canada 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1617 GMT 172217Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS O Yes O No 6. SOURCE Civilian…
- Page 2 Space Satellite Seen at Humboldt Humboldt, Nebraska Tuesday, September 17, 1960 Several persons have seen what some people believed to be a space satellite flying low in the sky almost due west of…
- Page 3 Page one DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT(S) Shape [REDACTED] Size compared to a known object (Use one of the following terms: Head of a pin, pea, dime nickel, quarter, half dollar, silver dollar, baseball,…
- Page 4 Page two MANNER OF OBSERVATION Use any combination or one of the following terms: Ground-Visual, ground-electronic or air electronic (If electronic specify type of radar) [HW: Ground-visual]…
- Page 5 Page three WITNESSES please collect as many as is possible and have give their addresses 666 T Person who is giving the report will sign below and will give his or her address [REDACTED]…