USAF record 28998624 (1962)
28998624
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 14 August 1962
2. LOCATION Upper Volta, Africa
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 3 PM GMT 14/1500Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS Yes Physical [X] No Specimen
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] recovered object
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE found on ground
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object fell causing alarm to field workers in Lower Volta and bright light overhead in afternoon. Size of grapefruit, object weighing 8 kilos, found in hole 40 cm deep 3 meters wide.
11. COMMENTS Assumed meteorite, Sent to Brookhaven for analysis. Correspondence Sent to Lab.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 14 August 1962 2. LOCATION Upper Volta, Africa 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 3 PM GMT 14/1500Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW:…