USAF record 29000200
29000200
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Montebello, Virginia
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE southwest
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1) Object at 3-5 dgr elevation 55 dgr azimuth moving slowly to Sw under observation for 45 minutes. 2) Object appeared to vary in size. 3) Larger toward end of sighting. 4) Round shape with reddish glow. 5) Five times brighter than brightest star. 6) Disappearance at 15-20 dgr elevation.
11. COMMENTS: Star Spica was in the southwest at 5'dgr elevation at initial report time and in 45 minutes had risen to about 15'dgr. Sight is characteristic of an observation of an Astro body. Motion, duration, direction of travel conform with this analysis. Sharp inversion in area probably contributed to the distortion of appearance.
STAMP: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 63)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION Montebello, Virginia 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Military 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.…
- Page 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AF IN : 2431 (7 Feb 63) pg 1 of 3 ACTION: NIN-17 F/trc INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-15, DIA/CIIC-2 (41) SMB C211…
- Page 3 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AF IN : 2431 (7 Feb 63) pg 2 of 3 PAGE TWO RUEAM 23 (8) SOUND - NONE (9) OTHER FEATURES - FIVE TIMES BRIGHTER THAN THE…
- Page 4 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AF IN : 2431 (7 Feb 63) PG 3 of 3 PAGE THREE RUEAM 23 (1) 06/0500Z FEB 63 (2) NIGHT. NO CLOUDS. VISIBILITY UNLIMITED. E.…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED SAFOI JOINT MESSAGEFORM SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER PRIORITY ACTION PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (C/M/S) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE INFO 1001ST AB…
- Page 6 JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET UNCLASSIFIED FROM 1001ST AB WG, ANDREWS AFB, WASH 25, DC WHITE TO DIM, WITH A RED HUE APPEARING AT THE EDGE FROM TIME TO TIME. (7) NONE (8) NONE (9) OBJECT…
- Page 7 JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET UNCLASSIFIED FROM: 1001ST ABWG, ANDREWS AFB, WASH 25, DC TAS 170, MACON, GA. D. DATE AND TIME OF SIGHTING: (1) 060500Z TO 060545Z FEB 63. (2) NIGHT E. LOCATION…
- Page 8 JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET UNCLASSIFIED FROM: 1001ST ABWG, ANDREWS AFB, WASH 25, DC I. FLIGHT SERVICE PASSED ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO WASHINGTON AIR DEFENSE SECTOR. J. NASA CONVAIR…
- Page 9 U.S. SIGHTINGS: NLOP-Jan-Feb 1963........A strange fast-moving object flying near Washington D C was sighted on Feb 1 by Carl C Chambers, a Linden, Pa pilot and photographer, and John Campbell re.…