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USAF record 28999903 (1962)

28999903

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 1 December 1962

2. LOCATION East Point, Georgia

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local Sundown 1725 GMT 01/2225Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]

5. PHOTOS O Yea. XXX No.

6. SOURCE civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3-4 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE rising

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Amateur astronomer observing moon through 46,66" focal length TX w/Ram-ed lens, object in focus and sky background bright blue no clouds, Bright quarter visible as well as the black portion, Bright object observed against the black background which increased in brilliance, Nothing unusual without scope, Object turned bright red and moved off the moon, Gained velocity and increased to a brilliant red.

11. COMMENTS Description and motion consistent with balloon observation at sunset, Winds in accord with motion, Case evaluated as balloon.

ATIC FORM 329 (RPRV 26 RKP 57)

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