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USAF record 28998599 (1962)

28998599

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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

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13 August 1962 Gulf of Mexico Local GMT 3:03:38-03:12Z Ground-Visual Air-Visual Yes Military 3 mins one NE Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Satellite data Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown Brief Summary of Sighting: 1) Coast Guard Cutter sighting: 2 mins bright red obj, yellow/white incendiary high luminosity, motorcar-like tail at medium like alt, speed similar to jet n/c. 2) Martin: Bright obj leaving long red-white tail at 30dgr elev 220 azimuth moving to 178 azimuth in 5 mins. Disappeared at 10dgr elev Steady trail.

Comments: Sighting has elements of Satellite /decay, 1962 Gamma, SPADAT GLJ 215 decayed during this period & was over the Gulf of Mexico at the rptd time Case evaluated as decay of this obj.

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