USAF record 29000492 (1963)
29000492
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 27 March 1963
2. LOCATION 32.17.9N 117.22W
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 28/0224Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS O'Y** [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Circular object illuminated like star, no a/c lights observed while taking navigational star sightings Object in straight flight from N to W/S East. Sighted through BX and sextant. Considdered probable satellite by witnesses.
11. COMMENTS EOHO data not available. Sighting characteristic of satellite observation and case evaluated as a satellite.
ATIC POMH 335 (PRV 24 SRP 53)
CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW:] Probably Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [HW:] Was Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft [HW:] Was Astronomical [HW:] Possibly Astronomical [HW:] Possibly Astronomical [HW:]
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 27 March 1963 2. LOCATION 32.17.9N 117.22W 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 28/0224Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual…
- Page 2 NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT PRIORITY INFO! AF IN: 8546 (28 Mar 63) X/bf'b O P 280333Z FM USS SCULPIN AF DIST: NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS [REDACTED] DIA-20, DIA-CIXG-2 (29) TO MARCH…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT A. GROUND VISUAL B. BINOCULARS, SEXTANT FOR INITIAL OBSERVATION 4. DTG OF SIGHTING A. 280224Z. B. NORMAL DUSK LIGHT CONDITIONS. 5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER A. LAT 32-17.9N…
- Page 4 27 28/02242 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [HW: 3XM] [HW: UFO] P 1013.37 P 1013.37 P 1013.37 P 1013.37 P 1013.37 P 1013.37 INFO RTN UPDATE OHIO [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE INFO RTN UPDATE OHIO [ILLEGIBLE]…
- Page 5 A. HAVING STAR SIGNS FOR NAVIGATION WHEN FIRST NOTED. B. HAD TO BE BIG ALTITUDE AZIMUTH 250 DEG T WHEN SIGHTED. C. HAD TO BE ALTITUDE AZIMUTH AND DEG T WHEN LOST. PAGE TWO RULES 589 D. STRAIGHT…
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