USAF record 28991564
28991564
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 27 Feb 61
2. LOCATION Near Guam 13,45W 144,50S
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 27/1002Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]
5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Spherical objt size of pos with mag of -4,3 (Venus) white turning to reddish with trail 30X diameter of m objt observed at 300° Az 60° elev. Moving to 305° Ax 20° elev. Where it appeared to burn out. Considered satellite reentry.
11. COMMENTS Duration too short for satellite reentry. Direction not clearly NE. Although possible. Objt has characteristics of a meteor and case is considered as astro sighting (Meteor).
STAMP: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP '83)
CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft Was Astronomical Meteor Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 27 Feb 61 2. LOCATION Near Guam 13,45W 144,50S 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 27/1002Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] 5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] No…
- Page 2 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DENCE: NATIONAL (IMMEDIATE) ACTION: UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED BY: UNCLASSIFIED DRAFTED BY: EXT. NO. AF IN: 30906 (27 Feb 61) F/wg P 271327Z FN PHOTOCOMPRON SIX ONE TO 13TH…
- Page 3 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT ACTION: UNCLASSIFIED RELEASER BY: UNCLASSIFIED DRAFTED BY: UNCLASSIFIED EXT. NO.: UNCLASSIFIED 4. 271822Z NIGHT. 5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER 144-50E, 13-45N 6. SIGHTED BY…