USAF record 28993951
28993951
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 6 Aug 61
2. LOCATION Las Vegas, Nevada
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2230 GMT [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Vi sual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes XXXNo
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15-20 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Report of satellite in orbit at 65° elev moving in W to E. Slight green color, in sight 15-20 min. Passes overhead frequently. Date and time are of initial sighting.
11. COMMENTS Info furnished space track not verified, however all info indicated Echo I observation.
ATIC FORM 32R (REV 26 SEP 52)
12 CONCLUSIONS Was Ballon [REDACTED] Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Prob Echo I Other Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 6 Aug 61 2. LOCATION Las Vegas, Nevada 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2230 GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Vi sual ☐…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED F T D HQAO12KDB897 PP RJEDSQ DE RJWZKD 183 P 082047Z FM 4520 CCRTNGWG NELLIS AFB NEV TO RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PAERTSON AFB OHIO ZEN/AF CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTER HANSCOM FLD MASS ZEN/TAC…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJWZKD 165 APPROXIMATES THE NORTH STAR IN SIZE AND BRILLIANCE AND PASSES FROM HORIZON TO HORIZON IN ONE FIVE DASH TWO ZERO MINUTES PD SAT- ELLITE FIRST OBSERVED AT TWO TWO THREE ZERO HOURS…