USAF record 28999754 (1963)
28999754
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Baltimore, Maryland
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0540 GMT 07/1040Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XXGround-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes [REDACTED]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE expanding
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical [HW:Possibly Astronomical] NASA Sodium Shot Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Pink object in sky observed to the south of Baltimore by cab driver in early morning. Object moved erratically from east to west and expanded until it covered 1/5 of distance between horizons in east and west. Object small but later expanded retaining shape. All pink color. Sighting duration 15 minutes.
11. COMMENTS Sighting in November, Rpt in letter to NASA, Forwarded to AF on 4 April 1963, Pink color attributed to early sun on cloud at altitude Description conforms with previous shots of experimental high altitude Sodium/chemical shots from Wallops Island, Duration consistent with dissipation by winds Expansion & description conform with this analysis.
ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION Baltimore, Maryland 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0540 GMT 07/1040Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XXGround-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar…
- Page 2 Middle River, Md. 7 Nov. 62 To Officer In Charge; Research and Development, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Sir, I am a night dispatcher for the Edgewater Cab Co., in Middle River, Md. On my way home from…
- Page 3 Horizons of East and West. I do not know if you are interested in this information or not but I am forwarding it to you in the hope it may be of some value to you people who are interested in the…
- Page 4 Appearance of object when I first saw it was like this. About fifteen minutes later it was gigantic in size, like this below, and all pink. [HW: Thank you] BALTO, D. MD.
- Page 5 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON 25, D.C. APR 4 1963 IN REPLY REFER TO: AB Mr. Baltimore 21, Maryland Dear Mr. [REDACTED], Your letter of November 7, 1962, addressed to Cape…
- Page 6 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON 25, D.C. April 4, 1963 IN REPLY REFER TO: AB TO: Air Tactical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio FROM: Executive…