USAF record 28997088 (1962)
28997088
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 3 May 1962
2. LOCATION Alexandria, La.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 02/24/52
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 35 min.
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE NNN (?)
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [REDACTED] light similar to N star, White a with bluish red halo, Flight path hesitating and wandering with right and left oscillations, Objt dimmed with distance Observed in N and disappeared in NNW Initial observation at 40° elev., Faded at 20-25 elev.
11. COMMENTS [REDACTED] characteristics of balloon sighting, Balloons released at 2300 EST (which would be 2200 CT from England AFB This AFB is NW of Alexandria.)
ATIC FORM 129 (REV 28 SEP 52)
12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon [HW:] ☐ Probably Balloon [HW:] ☐ Possibly Balloon [HW:]
☐ Was Aircraft [HW:] ☐ Probably Aircraft [HW:] ☐ Possibly Aircraft [HW:]
☐ Was Astronomical [HW:] ☐ Probably Astronomical [HW:] ☐ Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 3 May 1962 2. LOCATION Alexandria, La. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 02/24/52 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept…
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