USAF record 29000541 (1963)
29000541
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 3 April 1963
2. LOCATION Suva, Fiji Islands
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0300 GMT 02/1520Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]
5. PHOTOS Y+* N+
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE Falling
10. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: Light, yellowish color which intensified as obj came closer until night was as bright as full moonlight approaching from N. Crossed field of vision in 2-3 secs. Flared up & disintegrated while in horizontal flight. Pieces fell into sea. General direction was NW to SE. Constant speed. Tear drop shape larger than usual meteor w/tail 2/3 longer than body. Blue, light blue and yellow white at tail. Although obj appeared very close no sound heard. Also sighted by housewife & policeman, other local residents also reported as green w/flory orange tail.
11. COMMENTS: Short duration tends to rule out decay. Meteor sighting.
STAMP: SMO
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 3 April 1963 2. LOCATION Suva, Fiji Islands 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0300 GMT 02/1520Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] 5. PHOTOS Y+* N+ 6.…
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- Page 5 Page 2 Enclosure 1 8. APPEARANCE: The object was of tear-drop shape, massive compared to the usual motor, and comparable in size to a "Lindroven", with a tail approximately two thirds longer than the…
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