USAF record 29000166 (1963)
29000166
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 31 January 1963
2. LOCATION Atlantic OS ECHO
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 31/0600Z
5. PHOTOS [REDACTED]
6. SOURCE Military & Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5-10 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE exploding
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Four air sightings of bright flash or explosion, Report of white light moving in southern sky toward horizon at approx 24 degrees elevation, Spur tail of sparks or debris & obj exploded with sufficient brilliance to light up sea for 5-10 seconds, Explosion described by some witness as like shower of sparks from sky rocket, MERINT rpt from USS DunWirk.
11. COMMENTS Object viewed by several sources over wide area, Description characteristic of bolide type meteor.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Possibly Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Was Aircraft [HW:] Probably Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Possibly Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Was Astronomical Meteor [HW:] Possibly Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 31 January 1963 2. LOCATION Atlantic OS ECHO 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 31/0600Z 5. PHOTOS [REDACTED] 6. SOURCE Military & Civilian 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5-10…
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