USAF record 28992449
28992449
Document text — page 1 excerpt
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 10 May 61
2. LOCATION Pt. Bliss, Texas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2200 GMT 1105/20Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS Yes [No]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 38 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE Varied
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Comet-like objt with trail pointing to SW. When in hover trail disappeared, became egg-in doughnut-shape. Size of head of a dime, Diameter approximately equal to length of B-52. Overall size larger than a blimp. Color was golden in flight; khaki brown when in a hover. Trail appeared to be twice the size of objt. First appeared ill-luminated. Appeared and disappeared several times.
II. COMMENTS: First magnitude star Altair was in direction indicated by witness for objt. Altair was below horizon and was probably able to be seen only due to the inversion which was in area at time. It is possible that a/c in area contributed somewhat to sighting, but it is believed that star was real culprit. Consistency of times, directions and descriptions on subsequent nights substantiate this conclusion.
STAMP: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP '62)
Page excerpts
- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 10 May 61 2. LOCATION Pt. Bliss, Texas 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2200 GMT 1105/20Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW:…
- Page 2 RC145 CZCSQE366ZCVYX301 RR RJEDSQ DE RJWFBG 40 ZNRA. 21 DEC 52 MIN NORTH, 135 DAS 52 MIN EAST. R 2917012 LAST CONTACT: BLISS, TEXAS. FM**9380NBWG BIGGS AFB TEX. TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWFBG 40 F. ADDITIONAL DETAILS. NONE G. TRAIL APPEARED TO BE TWICE THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT. NO TAIL OR EXHAUST VISIBLE. H. SOUND. NONE DISCERNIBLE. PART II. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT.…
- Page 4 ADJUSTABLE TO 32BX). RAPID MOVEMENT OF OBJECT AND IMMEDIATE SKYLINE MADE SCOPE FOLLOWING IMPOSSIBLE. FURTHER FOLLOWING BY EYE CONTACT ONLY. PART IV. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS. A. 11/0520 - 0522,…
- Page 5 VIS 20 PLUS N 2/10 TSTMS NONE TEMP INV 7520' MSL PART VIII. PREPARING OFFICER'S COMMENTS. HAVE CONTACTED FAA, ADC SAD PAL CGI SITE, HAWK TROOP TEST HDQS., FT BLISS, AND MAC GREGOR RANGE OFFICER TO…