USAF record 28996335
28996335
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 27 Feb 62
2. LOCATION Brazil
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Level [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 27/2300Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS No Specimen
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Several
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Se
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 5 metal fragments of object recovered in Brazil. One plate 5" x 1/8" with stamped letters "27-44" of a minister type radio beacon model R-2 included in pieces. Observation at night. Pieces recovered next day. Kept several days then turned over to Navy. Metal plates spot welded. One piece reported as magnetized and weighed 200 lbs. Observation was of flaming object leaving trail and exploding. Sounds of explosion could be heard.
11. COMMENTS Contacted FTD representative at Cape Canaveral. Object identified by serial # on radio beacon as Atlas missile.
ATIC FORM 139 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 27 Feb 62 2. LOCATION Brazil 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Level [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 27/2300Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW:…
- Page 2 FTD UNCLASSIFIED ACTION 1-A 2-F 3-G 4-x2a OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE RJEDSO/FTD DE RJEDSO 321 O 040130Z FM HED USAF WASH D C INFO RJWALB/CONAD RJEDSO/FTD P 021600Z FM USAIRA RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL TO CSAF…
- Page 3 72131 Pattern STAMP: HFR 305/POC 2-172 STOP
- Page 4 IS BEING TURNED OVER BRAZILIAN ARMED FORCES PD NO OTHER CONFORMATION AVAILABLE SMCLN HOWEVER CMM ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO EXAMINE OBJECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PD PARA EYE WITNESS NUMBER ONE SAW…
- Page 5 REPERCUSSION AS OF THIS TIME PD PARA THREE PD IF OUR ASSUMPTIONS ARE CORRECT ABOUT US ORIGIN CMM WE ARE SUPRISED THAT EMBASSY WAS NOT INFORMED OF POSSIBILITY THAT OBJECT MIGHT FALL ON BRAZILIAN…
- Page 6 JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER REPRODUCED AND AUTHORIZED BY [STAMP:] ACTION: 1440 PRECEDENCE: 1440 TYPE MSG (Chk): BOGE MULT SINGLE ACCOUNTING SYMBO:…
- Page 7 UNCLASSIFIED [REDACTED] 1952 APR 7 10 45 ACTION [HW:17E(uF)] [HW:3/F-X2-] [HW:4 - X2-] [HW:5] EVA219 ALA125 PP RJENK DE RJENK 330 P 622197 PM CINCINNATI TO RJENK/STL. WATS. OHIO INFO RJENK/308 USA.…
- Page 8 UNCLASSIFIED AT GROVE [REDACTED] NON-NITAS WIRE, 17TH COL. STROLL, USA. HEREFRE IS NICE TO MESSAGE TRO. USA. A NIO DE JAMBOE, ISRAEL, TO CHIEF OF STAFF AIR FORCE, 67th COL. A COMPUTER SEARCH BY HOMAS…
- Page 9 Capt Piske FTD Patrick AFB AFMTC Capt Piske called 18 April 1982. Object was identified as belonging to ATLAS. AFMTC is taking necessary action for recovery and explanation to Brazilian attachs.
- Page 10 58 SCIENCE NEWS LETTER for January 27, 1962 ASTRONOMY Winter Stars Now at Best February is the best month for viewing the brilliant winter constellations. The "seven sisters" of the Pleiades may be…