USAF record 28991908
28991908
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 16 Mar 61
2. LOCATION 4127N 0522W (MED, SEA)
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1930 GMT 161830Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 min (trail)
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [Larger meteor-type objt.] Left smoke trail for aprox 3 min. Higher part of smoke trail, dark in color, drifted rapidly. Lower part of trail, light grey in color, drifted slowly. Objt burned brightly upon entering atmosphere.
11. COMMENTS [Although duration was not reported for main objt., characteristics are those of a meteor.] Objt was seen which would account for trail being dark in color, as that part of sky was still slightly light at this time.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 16 Mar 61 2. LOCATION 4127N 0522W (MED, SEA) 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1930 GMT 161830Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐…
- Page 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE AF IN: 49109 (16 Mar 61) F/ord ACTION: CIN-14 INFO: ARMY-30, NAVY-90, CMG-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1,…