USAF record 29000711 (1963)
29000711
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 27 April 1963
2. LOCATION Pearl Beach, Michigan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1950 GMT 28/0050Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual TX [REDACTED] Ground-Radar Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 minutes [ILLEGIBLE] minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] reported
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Object followed through TX at 15 dgr N declination w.right ascension of 7 hr 32 min 00 sec. Object flying NE, magnitude -2, Diameter of 1/15 to 1/20 of a dgr., Viewed through 4IX telescope w/focal length of 3/4 inch. Moving 2 dgrs every minutes. Four red satellites Total duration 4 minutes. Object appeared to be moving outward, Letter sent to Menzel.
11. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [STAMP: X] Probably Balloon [STAMP: ] Possibly Balloon [STAMP: ]
Was Aircraft [STAMP: ] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP: ]
Was Astronomical [STAMP: ] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP: ]
Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 27 April 1963 2. LOCATION Pearl Beach, Michigan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1950 GMT 28/0050Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual TX [REDACTED] Ground-Radar Air-Visual…
- Page 2 [HW: Wakan Reflection] [HW: Baron Clark Lord Cameron] May 15 [STAMP:] Pearl Beach Michigan May 15, 1963 COL. H. Friend Air Technical Intelligence Center Foreign Technical Division United States Air…
- Page 3 Page 2 outside because we could see better. Then we got out there, [REDACTED], there it is, and I said no because Sirius is near the horizon. So, we went heading for our telescopes, aimed it at the…