USAF record 28991555
28991555
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 26 Feb 61
2. LOCATION Tyndal AFB, Florida
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1935 GMT 2700352
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] Yes [ILLEGIBLE] No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 Min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE N-E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Elliptical, size of grapefruit. Color was very similar to a star, very bright. Objt was traveling on a steady course, seemed to bounce every five seconds. First observed angle 45° and azimuth 295°. Disappeared on an approx heading of 60°.
11. COMMENTS Objt was probably planet Venus. On day of sighting planet was of magnitude -4,3, as bright as it ever gets. Planet was low on horizon and in a direction which coincides with that reported by witness. Objt disappeared with setting of planet. Description of objt favorably matches that of objts which are distorted and given apparent motion by atmospheric refraction.
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 Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 26 Feb 61 2. LOCATION Tyndal AFB, Florida 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1935 GMT 2700352 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW:…
- Page 2 HEADQUARTERS TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE 4756th AIR BASE GROUP (ADG) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA REPLY TO: ATTN OF: ABDO SUBJECT: Report on Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) TO:…
- Page 3 Report on Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) 1. Description of the Object: a. Shape - elliptical b. Size of a grapefruit c. Color - similar to a star, very bright d. Number - 1 e. Formation - N/A f.…
- Page 4 3. Method Used in Observation: a. Ground - visual b. Optical Aid - None c. Aircraft used - N/A 4. Time and Date of Sighting: a. 1935 hours, 26 February 1981 b. Light Conditions: Night, clear and…
- Page 5 DATE SIGHTED-1735 MRS-26 FEB.61 2.SIZE-LIKE GRAPEFRUIT 3.SHAPE-ELLIPICAL 4.COMPOSTION-VERY BRIGHT LIGHT 5.SPEED-VERY FAST BOUNCING 6.SOUND-NONE 7.LENGHT-OF-TIME OBSERVED=10MIN. 8.ALTITUDE-VERY HIGH…
- Page 6 Rules: - Output the visible text exactly as it appears, preserving line breaks. - Black bars or boxes covering text → write [REDACTED] - Handwritten annotations → prefix with [HW:] - Stamps → prefix…
- Page 7 UFO ANALYSIS SHEET Location Tyndal AFB, Fla Date (Local) 26 Feb 61 Hour (Local) 1935 Hour (Z-Time-Group) 270035Z Feb 61 Satellite: (Det 5 ATIC, Ext 3279) [REDACTED] Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor,…
- Page 8 OBJECT FAVORABLY MATCHES ALL THAT TOOL [REDACTED] ARE DISTORTED AS [ILLEGIBLE] AND [REDACTED] BY ATMOSPHERIC [STAMP: 1947-06-28] IT IS CALCULATED THAT THE CAUSE [REDACTED] (STAFF WITNESSES REPORTING)…