USAF record 29001136 (1963)
29001136
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 15 June 1963
II. LOCATION 14.27N 69.57E (Indian Ocean)
III. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 15/15392
IV. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED] Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
V. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No
VI. SOURCE ☐ civilian
VII. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3-4 minutes
VIII. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE
IX. COURSE NE
X. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Luminous disc at 30 deg elevation bearing 325 deg was observed. Descended travelling in an Easterly direction for duration of 3-4 min. Appeared to be moving faster than ECHO. Gave appearance of being a bright light behind a cloud. Passed through area without clouds and appearance did not change. ECHO observed 30 min later.
XI. COMMENTS UNIDENTIFIED.
XII. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical Other[UNIDENTIFIED] Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. DATE 15 June 1963 II. LOCATION 14.27N 69.57E (Indian Ocean) III. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 15/15392 IV. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED] Ground-Visual ☐…
- Page 2 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO: J. S. Lacey, GPI NASA Greenbelt Code 5511: OLM DATE: 8 July 1963 FROM: Head, Nautical Information Branch U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office SUBJECT: Possible…
- Page 3 Enclosure (1) [REDACTED] New York City, 4... [REDACTED] June 1st, 1963 Department of the Navy U. S. Navy Hydrographic Office Washington, D. C. Sir: I wish to inform you of an unusual and unexplained…
- Page 4 This case includes one (1) photographed page of narrative.
- Page 5 [HW: PATH OF "ECHO" AT ABOUT 15160 ENT - 151620 GMT] [HW: PATH OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT] [HW: FIRST REPORTING 151537] [STAMP: 151537 GDT] OUTSIDE RIMS OF THE LUMINOUS AREA WERE ABOUT EQUAL TO AREA OF…
- Page 6 [HW: 1800] [HW: 1520] [HW: 1800] DATA OF "ECHO" AT ABOUT 18,000 FT. [ILLEGIBLE] DISTANCE OUTSIDE RIMS OF THE LUMINOUS AREA WERE ABOUT EQUAL TO AREA OF EARTH OR PERHAPS SLIGHTLY SMALLER STAMP: 12/6/72
- Page 7 Enclosure (1) [REDACTED] Rules: I was placed on a ship in 1942. [REDACTED] [HW:] At 6:00 A.M. the war of nations was ended by peace. The [STAMP:] is not in our favor. At the time of our first trip,…
- Page 8 E S WIDE MAJOR O [HW: ZONE TERROR] [HW: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT] X - - - PATH OF "ECHO" AT ABOUT 13/140 LAT-15/160 GAT - Q. PHARIS OUTSIDE RIMS OF THE LUMINOUS AREA WERE ABOUT EQUAL TO AREA OF MOON OR…