USAF record 28999950 (1962)
28999950
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 6 December 1962
2. LOCATION San Mateo, California
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [REDACTED] GMT: 06/1653Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:]
5. PHOTOS [No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sighting in morn by 13 yr old boy of obj about 100 ft in diameter, round smooth or oval shape at alt of 100-160 yds exhibiting speeds of 100 mph to 1,000 mph. Direction of flight to North. Maneuvers included standing still, straight up, and side ways. Colours red like a ball of flame.
No sound, Duration was 2/1/2 mins coming down [ILLEGIBLE] going away.
Sky conditions fog.
ATIC FORM 379 (REV 28 SEP 52)
STAMP:
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [HW:] Probably Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [HW:]
Was Aircraft [HW:] Probably Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft [HW:]
Was Astronomical [HW:] Probably Astronomical [HW:] Possibly Astronomical [HW:]
Other: Unreliable Rpt Insufficient Data for Evaluation: Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 6 December 1962 2. LOCATION San Mateo, California 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [REDACTED] GMT: 06/1653Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] 5. PHOTOS [No] 6.…
- Page 2 Sir, I am enclosing a report from a friend who said that he saw a flying saucer. [HW: That it was a foggy morning]
- Page 3 Date: Dec. 6, 1962 Time of sighting = 7:53 in the morning Size = about 100 ft. in diameter. Shape round/brook or oval Composition: speed = from 100 to 2,000 or more. altitude = from 100 yds to 160…
- Page 4 Remarks: A lot of people think I'm batty but I don't care because I really did see it. I think it came from Venus. I'm very inter- ested in science too so it not a crack pot looks like. If you ever…