USAF record 29000081
29000081
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 Jan 63
2. LOCATION Nantucket Point, Long Island, NY
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 3 AM till dawn GMT 05/0800Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] Yes [ILLEGIBLE] No
6. SOURCE civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION hours [ILLEGIBLE]
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Clear moonlit night. Round obj with shiny metallic structure. Blue light on top of obj. Appeared to be at 1,000 alt., 75 ft diameter of obj. Obj executed turns, flips and maneuvers at fantastic speeds. Blue light on top only outstanding feature. Obj disappeared as a "morning bright star."
11. COMMENTS At time of initial report Regulus over-head (2°) S; Regulus at 29° elev, 270° az; Venus 14½° (S in mas) -4 mag; Mars (near Regulus) 9-51:09 +17:02 declination, -0,5 mag Obj has characteristics of astronomical obj with distortion due to the atmospheric conditions present and the interpretations of the objs behavior by the witness under these unusual conditions.
ATIC FORM J38 (REV 26 SEP 53)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 5 Jan 63 2. LOCATION Nantucket Point, Long Island, NY 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 3 AM till dawn GMT 05/0800Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]…
- Page 2 5 January Betageaux 15°ELEV 270°12 AT 0900 [REDACTED] Wanstuck Point, Long Island, N. y. U.S. Air Force Intelligence Bureau Dear Lois, My wife and I own and operate a small motel here in Wanstuck…
- Page 3 2 To me, and I guessed he had seen a flash of something, an illusion or reflection - another fleeting glimmer, unstable vision or hallucination; but when he told me he had this object close to and…
- Page 4 3 would execute a series of turns, flips and maneuvers in all directions, at times at terrific speeds close to the ground, but never less than about "500 to 1000 feet." He said he saw no signs of any…
- Page 5 a large jet of some sort was headed by [REDACTED]; and just as the plane, flying at about 15,000 feet aimed overhead, this craft zoomed straight up, at a terrific speed, and as it shape slunk cut the…
- Page 6 5 It worth while writing about it. On the other hand, if this is the secret of any government experimental work or project, forget about this letter, and as far as I am concerned the story ends right…
- Page 7 U.S. AIR FORCE BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE PENTAGON BLDG. WASHINGTON, D.C. [HW: E] [HW: FID] [STAMP: MONTRÉAL 1953] [STAMP: 1953]
- Page 8 Case #2 Jan 1963 Long Island, New York U.S. Air Force Intelligence Bureau Dear Sirs, My wife and I own and operate a small motel here in Nantucket Point out on the tip of Long Island, New York. We…
- Page 9 (Continued) Ltr. Mr. [REDACTED] to USAF Intelligence Bureau Mr. [REDACTED] said, he got the feeling that this "craft" was watching him, or the whole operation. Suddenly about 300 yards away, one of…
- Page 10 OFFICIAL FILE COPY FTD (TDW) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 10 March 1964 Lt Colonel Robert Friend Detachment 4 (PACIFIC OFFICE) APO 994 San Francisco, California Dear Bob, Everything is fine with the…