USAF record 29000143 (1963)
29000143
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 25 January 1963
2. LOCATION Minneapolis, Minnesota
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 25/0028Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION One minute
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Small white object like a star observed at 60 dgr elevation in south moving to 45 dgr elevation in north during one minute observation, observer seemed positive that object was satellite, H Had witnessed satellites on previous occasions, Stopped watching.
11. COMMENTS ECHO I was over Minneapolis at 1858 heading southeast, Object reported as sighted 30 minutes previously had been with pulling out satellites, Most probably an a/c sighting with a/c at extreme altitude.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Was Astronomical [STAMP:] Probably Astronomical [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 25 January 1963 2. LOCATION Minneapolis, Minnesota 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 25/0028Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar…
- Page 2 26/00282 RD026 CZCSQJ45ZCDUA499 PP RUCDSQ DE RUCDDU 4 ZNR P 2814302 FM DUDADS DULUTH INTL APRT MINN TO RUWCAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RUCDAH/32ADIV TRUAX FLD WISC RUCDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RUEAHQ/COFUSAF WASH…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RUCDDU 4 (8) NO (9) NO B (1) DAUGHTER BROUGHT IT TO HIS ATTENTION (2) 60 DEGREES ELEVATION AND 180 DEGREES AZIMUTH (3) 45 DEGREES ELEVATION AND 360 DEGREES AZIMUTH (4) STRAIGHT (5) STOPPED…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE RUCDDU 4 270/30 270/60 260/75 263/75 263/75 270/78 270/30 (3) UNLIMITED (4) UNRESTRICTED (5) LESS THAN 1/10 (6) NONE H NONE J NONE K F/L W. N. MORRISON, NORAD INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. L NONE…
- Page 5 AT 05•50 PM JAN•23 NORTH OF CITY, 80 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE AT 05•55 PM JAN•23 SOUTH OF CITY, 35 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING SE AT 06•17 PM JAN•24 SOUTH OF CITY, 24 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON…