USAF record 28999655 (1962)
28999655
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 29 October 1962
2. LOCATION Moorehead, Minnesota
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 29/2200Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS [No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1-2 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
9. COURSE ENE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Witness could not describe obj, only that it was comparable to a small a/c in size, had blue white flames and a lot of smoke. Obj was believed to hit ground in the ENE flight had slow descent.
11. COMMENTS: Total duration assumed to include the observation of the smoke. Believed to be meteor or decay by the investigating officers. No decays for this date associated with the time of sighting. Possibly a daylight meteor; however, the data is not sufficient for this evaluation. Case listed as insufficient data.
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Aircraft [REDACTED] Probably Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Was Astronomical [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical [REDACTED] Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 29 October 1962 2. LOCATION Moorehead, Minnesota 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 29/2200Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS [No] 6. SOURCE Civilian 7.…
- Page 2 27002/29 OCT 31 Oct 62 23 20z PRIORITY [HW: 1/3] E (UFO) 4 X za PP RUCD:O DE RUCDAF 7 ZNR P 311426Z TH GRAND FORKS AFB GRAND FORKS AFB NDAN TO RUCDAF/NAC INT AFB COLCO RUCDAF/GSA AIR DIV RICHARDS…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RUGAF 7 DEATH. (1) ONE TO TWO MINUTES. C. (1) GROUND - VIRTUAL. (2) NONE. (1) H.M. D. (1) BETWEEN 23/2232Z TO 23/2232Z OCTOBER 1962. (3) DAY. D. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY ON NORTHEAST…
- Page 4 POSSIBLY A DECAYING SATELLITE. THE ACCURACY OF TIME AND ALTITUDE INFORMATION IS QUESTIONABLE. AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS AND WEATHER COURSES WERE INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE CORRELATION WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS.…