USAF record 28991778
28991778
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 8 Mar 61
2. LOCATION Pacific 3920N 13320W and 4311N 13404W
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local_0352 & 0354 GMT_081252 & 081254Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS O Yes O No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5-8 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS which broke into [REDACTED] 9. COURSE NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING/Thin, pencil-like objt, red and white, with red tail. Observed for [ILLEGIBLE] sec, then broke into 4 pieces and disintegrated. Appeared to be in level flight. [STAMP:]
[HW:] Crews of 2 a/c separated by about 100 mi apparently witnessed same objt: Description and duration are characteristic of a bolide, which is seen to explode.
[HW:] Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Meteor Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical Other Inadequate Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 8 Mar 61 2. LOCATION Pacific 3920N 13320W and 4311N 13404W 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local_0352 & 0354 GMT_081252 & 081254Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual…
- Page 2 NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT PRECEDENCE: OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE ACTION: RELEASED BY: DRAFTED BY: EXT. NO. OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE AF IN: 40555 (8 Mar 61) 0 081709Z FM COMWESTSEAFRON TO C…
- Page 3 NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT AF IN: 40559 (8 Mar '61) H/oem Y 081559Z FM COMWESTSEAFRON TO CINCPACFLT INFO CNO SECNAV CINCPAC CONFIRSTFLT CONPACISRA[N] AF DIST: CIN-14 OOP-2 OOP-CP-1…
- Page 4 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE SPECIAL WEATHER DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AF IN: 41067 (9 Mar 61) K/ogd ACTION: CIN-14 INFO: SAFS-3, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1 (21) SMD A 042 AFB CALIF TO RJWFAL/AIR…
- Page 5 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF, MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AF IN: 41067 (9 Mar 61) Page 2 of 3 PAGE TWO RJWZSBA 1 (7) TAIL APPEARED TO BE 50 TIMES LONGER THAN DIAMETER OF…
- Page 6 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF WEATHER DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED VERSION INCOMING AP IN: 41067 (9 Mar 61) Page 3 of 3 PAGE THREE RJWZSBA I MATURE INDIVIDUAL WITH 5 - 6000 PILOT HOURS G(1) CUMULOUS AND…
- Page 7 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGES AF IN: 41193 (9 Mar 61) INCOMING ACTION: CIN-14 INFO: SAFS-3, OOP-2, OOP-OP-1, DSD-4 (25) NNNNNSMD A 863 ZCHQA905ZCGJA510 PP…
- Page 8 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGES INCOMING Page 2 of 3 AF IN: 41193 (9 Mar 61) A(1) PENCIL (2) THAT OF STANDARD SIZE CIGARETTE (POSSIBLY SMALLER) (3) WHITE -…
- Page 9 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGES INCOMING AF IN: 41193 (9 Mar 61) Page 3 of 3 PAGE THREE RJWZSBA 5 PA: ETTE, DONALD R. TSGT 963RD AEW/C SQ ENGINEER MATURE 6500…