USAF record 302530627
302530627
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Bedford Ohio
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1532 GMT [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS O Y/N [HW: O]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE Easterly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object smaller than sun but brighter, sharply outlined but surrounded by haze. Bright metallic haze aqua color. Stationary. Disappeared while watching object. No vapor trail, exhaust, or protrusions from object. Flashed and flickered. Movement from NW to NNE, shaped like truncated cone. Speed estimated 2,500 mph.
11. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other UNCLASSIFIED Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown Committee Research as Unidentified
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION Bedford Ohio 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1532 GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 5. PHOTOS O…
- Page 2 10/4/63 Department of the Air Force Washington, D.C. Gentlemen, I have sighted a U.F.O. It was sighted at 3:32 P.M. I was facing the north, and sighted a light in the N.N. W. and this object then…
- Page 3 BADFORD, OHIO [STAMP:] AIR MAIL Department of the Air Force Washington, D.C. [HW: FTD] [HW: TDE] [HW: NIN]
- Page 4 HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO REPLY TO: ATTN OF: TBSW SUBJECT: UFO SIGHTING STAMP: 14 OCT 1963 TO:…
- Page 5 October 16, 1963 Dear Mr. [REDACTED], We are unable to determine from your letter of October 4, 1963, what it was that you sighted. Enclosed is Form FPD 154. Would you kindly complete it and forward…
- Page 6 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 phenomena that you…
- Page 7 Page 2 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…
- Page 8 Page 1 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? [HW: It wouldn't stay long] 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes…
- Page 9 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF YOU ANSWERED YES, THEN WHAT SPEED WOULD YOU ESTIMATE? [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away…
- Page 10 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on…