USAF record 302530167
302530167
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 21 AUG 63
2. LOCATION 4h,15m 170.20W (Pacific)
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 21/1851Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Y] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Flash, 6 sec smoke
8. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Yellow green flash followed by yellow-green smoke trail which persisted for about 6 sec Trail vertically downward. Object burst at 45 deg elevation 320 deg azimuth from observer Speed estimated as 1/3 that of meteor Evaluation possibly meteor by USN.
9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
10. COURSE downward
11. COMMENTS Possible meteor sighting.
STAMP: ATIC FORM 529 (REV 75 SEP 72)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 21 AUG 63 2. LOCATION 4h,15m 170.20W (Pacific) 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 21/1851Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual…
- Page 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED/UNRESTRICTED INCOMING AF IN: 27592 (21 Aug 63) G/lwe Page 1 of 2 INFO: NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAP-OS-3 [HW:], ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8,…
- Page 3 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING AF IN: 27592 (21 Aug 63) Page 2 of 2 BT UNCLAS/326 DO-CO 1425 1. CIRVIS REPORT 2. NAS188 3. YELLOW GREEN FLASH SIGHTED FOLLOWED BY YELLOW…