USAF record 302531171
302531171
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 11,30N 97,10E [ILLEGIBLE]
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [HW: Ground-Visual] [HW: Ground-Radar] [HW: Air-Visual] [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5 PHOTOS 6 SOURCE Civilian
7 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9 COURSE
10 BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object appearing as Satellite observed to enter atmosphere. 2 or 3 seconds later small ball appeared. Brilliance and speed increased and object split. Object increased in size and lost brilliance becoming 5 object. Tail disappeared. Object occupied 30 deg of arc width. Except in final stage object appeared to parallel earth's surface. 55 seconds.
11 COMMENTS Possible decay. All descriptive data in accordance with this analysis. Outside chance of meteor, however, duration in accordance with decay.
CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possible Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possible Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possible Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Possible Decay Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 11,30N 97,10E [ILLEGIBLE] 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [HW: Ground-Visual] [HW: Ground-Radar] [HW: Air-Visual] [HW: Air-Intercept Radar] 5…
- Page 2 December 18, 1963 Dear Mr. [REDACTED]: Your letter of December 4, 1963, addressed to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in which you reported the re-entry and disintegration of a…
- Page 3 NEAQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO REPLY TO ATTN OFF SUBJECT: UFO Sighting by [REDACTED] 16 DEC 1963 TO:…
- Page 4 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, L.D. [REDACTED] S.S. "Renee", U.K. Rangoon, 4th. December 1963. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. U.S.A. Dear Sirs, I wish to…
- Page 5 ASIATIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, L.D. (Incorporated in England.) S.S. "Renee", Rangoon, 2 4th December 1963. Having observed countless meteorites during a lifetime at sea, I am certain the object…
- Page 6 Stage 2 Stage 3
- Page 7 2 DEC 1163 - NONE 3 DEC 1763 - YES - SUBJECT 690 (COSMOS ROCKET BODY).
- Page 8 NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT ACTION: UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED BY: AF IN: 45279 (3Dec63) G/aps DRAFTED BY: IMMEDIATE INFO: AF IN: 45279 (3Dec63) G/aps NF-DISTR: NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4,…
- Page 9 NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE ACTION: RELEASED BY AFIN: 45277 (3Dec63) G/apo AF DISTR: NUN-9, KOPX-4, SIC-12 [ILLEGIBLE] 0 45223Z FR USS FIREDRAKE TO…