USAF record 28998158 (1962)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE

12. CONCLUSIONS

12 July 1962 Westover AFB, Massachusetts

Local 13:0133Z GMT [ILLEGIBLE] dgr

Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Military one 350 dgr

Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Notator Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

Write obj like star and star sized, observed in number of four flashes [ILLEGIBLE] dgr elev at 170 dgr panels zenith to 40 dgr elev at 350 dgr Obj not visible while not flashing Disappeared in haze Four flashes Evenly spaced WX hazy w broken clouds moon & bright stars visible 7,000 scattered bright stars visible mi smoke haze Less than 3/10 Observer considered sighting like satellite booster in near polar orbit No estimate on alt Not a/c.

Obj considered as a possible meteoror WX conditions such that obj appeared only for periods through broken clouds Haze attributed to smoke haze atmospheric conditions present at time Arc of 100 dgr in 4 sec puts speed of obj meteor class if at alt [ILLEGIBLE].