USAF record 29000650 (1963)
29000650
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 16 April 1963
2. LOCATION Gloucester, Massachusetts
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local Morning
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not reported
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE not rptd
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING "On April 16th in the morning I saw an oval shaped object, which didn't have wings or tail, in the air. It was bright silver in color. Can you please tell me what it was that I saw."
11. COMMENTS Object probably a balloon; description conforms with this analysis. However duration not reported nor is any mention of flight indicated. Case considered as insufficient data until questionnaire completed.
ATIC FORM 329 (PPV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 16 April 1963 2. LOCATION Gloucester, Massachusetts 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local Morning 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐…
- Page 2 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [HW: April 22, 1765] Dear Sir: April 16th, in the morning of saw an oval shape object, which didn't sink and swerved to [ILLEGIBLE] on the sea. It was a bright white in color.…
- Page 3 237 WESTERN AVE. GLOUCESTER, MASS. STAMP: GLOUCESTER 4-PM 1953 MASS [HW:] Unidentified Flying Objects Washington, D. C.
- Page 4 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 18 April 1963 2. LOCATION Chantilly, Virginia 3. PHOTOS XXNo 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. SOURCE Civilian 6. CONCLUSIONS XX Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft…
- Page 5 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that…
- Page 6 8. IF YOU SAW THE OBJECT AT NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE CONCERNING THE STARS AND MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. None b. A few c. Many d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b.…
- Page 7 Page 3 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching? If so, how? [HW: Behind trees to south, about 45° off horizon.] 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a…
- Page 8 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes [No] 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes [No] 22. Where were you…
- Page 9 Page 3 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a…
- Page 10 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. [REDACTED], April 3, Same Location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?…