USAF record 28996027
28996027
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 6 Jan 61
2. LOCATION Humboldt, Kansas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1730 GMT: 06/23302
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] Ground-Radar [HW:] Air-Visual [HW:] Air-Intercept Radar [HW:]
5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1-2 sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Observer witnessed what he thought was a satellite decay. Observation after sunset during the night. Object described as a ball of fire ('shish') moving toward the SW for 1-2 sec at which time it disintegrated.
11. COMMENTS Observation of meteor.
ATIC FORM 379 (REV 26 SEP 52)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Probably Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Possibly Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Probably Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Possibly Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 6 Jan 61 2. LOCATION Humboldt, Kansas 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1730 GMT: 06/23302 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] Ground-Radar [HW:] Air-Visual [HW:]…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 1 Jan 1961] United States Air Force Washington, D. C. Attn: Chief of Staff Sir: On the 6th of January 1961 at approximately 1730, I observed what I believe to have been the end of a…
- Page 3 [REDACTED] in intensity and broke up in several pieces and disappeared. [REDACTED] 5 miles west of Holbrook, Kansas and whose object was to the northeast of my position which [HW: would have placed…
- Page 4 JESSEPH, Albert UFO ANALYSIS SHEET Humboldt, Kansas DATE 6 January, 1961 LOCATION 6/230Z DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL 1730 GMT [ILLEGIBLE] PHOTO YES NO XX PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES NO XX SOURCE MILITARY…