USAF record 302532953
302532953
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 18 May 64
2. LOCATION Mount Vernon, Virginia
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 18/2315Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 17 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one/two
9. COURSE West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Small oval obj with white glow brighter than the moon was visible observed in diameter from the Moon at the moon's 3 o'clock position. Obj gradually moved around moon to 12 o'clock position of moon 3 diameter's length. This motion took 15 mins. Then obj moved to W about 15 diameters of Moon in one min. Then obj grew dim, split in two particles with one being a grey cloud-like followed with EX No longer visible to naked eye Obj split in two again and gradually faded This sequence consumed one min Total duration 17 min Sighting at dusk toward setting sun.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably 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 1. DATE 18 May 64 2. LOCATION Mount Vernon, Virginia 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 18/2315Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW:…
- Page 2 (2) 50 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON -- APPROX 1 DIAMETER OF MOON SOUTH OF MOON, S 3 O,CLOCK POSITION. (3) 50 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON -- APPROX 3 DIAMETERS OF MOON WEST OF 12 O,CLOCK POSITION. (4) OBJECT…
- Page 3 18 May Dusk 1915 Clock Check Horseman for Queen Mount Vernon, Virginia NNNN SOV004UPA022CZCSCA517ZCJYX435 PP RUCDSQ DE RUEAGL 151 19/2/14Z ZNR P 192113Z FM 1201 ABW ANDREWS AFB MD [HW: 5 ECuF) TO…
- Page 4 (3) UNLIMITED. (4) 12 MILES. (5) THIN, BROKEN, CLOUDS TRANSPARENT. (6) NONE. (7) STRONG SUBSIDENCE 780 MBS, APPROXIMATELY 7,200 FT. QUASI STABLE GRADIENT 780 MBS TO TROPOPAUSE. AVERAGE TEMPERATURE,…
- Page 5 J.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - WEATHER BUREAU SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS STATION: Washington, D.C., OADC DATE: 1964 MAY 18 Visibility (Statute Miles) Surface (s) Tower (66) Weather and observations…
- Page 6 [REDACTED] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - WEATHER BUREAU SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS STATION: Washington, D.C. DATE: 1964 MAY Remarks and supplemental codes: RS255 -X 1/3 [ILLEGIBLE] 00 00 007 E61…
- Page 7 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS Washington, D.C., [REDACTED] DATE 1964 MAY 18 STATION [REDACTED] CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA LOWEST LAYER TYPE & HEIGHT…
- Page 8 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS STATION Washington, D.C. 20033 DATE 1964 MAY 18 TIME (L.T.) STATION PRESSURE [REDACTED] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE]…
- Page 9 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU WINDS-ALOFT COMPUTATION SHEET (LANDSTATION FORM) WBN-20 Orientation, 360° South Wind Rowinsowe Time-Altitude Data Elevation angle° Observed Smoothed…
- Page 10 FORM 610-13 COMM-WB-DC U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU WINDS-ALOFT COMPUTATION SHEET (LANDSTATION FORM) WBA-N-20 Page 1 Identification WASHINGTON, D. C. (STERLING, VA, U.S.A.) LAT.38°50' N…