USAF record 28991830
28991830
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 Mar 61
2. LOCATION Australia
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local_2009:5 GMT_1210:5:52
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:]
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE N-S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright white at first, turned a brighter green, burned out in a line of orange sparks Traveled at high speed in low arc approx 2° above horizon.
11. COMMENTS Duration of sighting was not reported However description is characteristic of a large meteor.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Meteor [HW:] Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 12 Mar 61 2. LOCATION Australia 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local_2009:5 GMT_1210:5:52 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] 5. PHOTOS No 6. SOURCE Military 7. LENGTH OF…
- Page 2 SUSPECTED DUPLICATE OF MESSAGE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED, CHECK BEFORE TAKING ACTION. RE098 OCZCSGA238ZCJYF604 PP RJEDSQ ZNR ZFD RJEZSU CSXAA82ZCEJA247 PP RJEZXK DE RBHPC 146A ZNR P 2109332 NAVY SVP BT…
- Page 3 AT 122002.5K COLOUR BRIGHT WHITE AT FIRST TURNING A BRIGHTER GREEN COLOUR AND BURNING OUT IN A LINE OF ORANGE SPARKS X DIRECTION OF TRAVEL NORTH TO SOUTH AT HIGH SPEED IN LOW ARC APPROXIMATELY 25…