USAF record 302534334 (1961)
302534334
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 4 July 1961
2. LOCATION Clearwater, Florida
3. DATE-RIDE GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual
5. PHOTOS City [ILLEGIBLE]
6. SOURCE Civilian and Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Multiple
9. COURSE Falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object observed during fireworks display variously described as lights in sky. Over 50 letters sent to AF for identification.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 4 July 1961 2. LOCATION Clearwater, Florida 3. DATE-RIDE GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 5. PHOTOS City [ILLEGIBLE] 6. SOURCE Civilian…
- Page 2 TAB A PILOT'S STATEMENT B MEMO PERTAINING TO INVESTIGATION C CORRESPONDENCE PERTAINING TO INVESTIGATION D CLEARWATER SUN NEWSPAPER ARTICLES E WEATHER DATA AND AIRMAP
- Page 3 HEADQUARTERS 836TH AIR DIVISION (TAC) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA REPLY TO AFTN OF: DOI 12 20 JUL 1964 SUBJECT: UFO Report TO: HQ FTD (TDE), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 1.…
- Page 4 Attn: J. H. Gerald W. Palmer Director of Intelligence 12th Tactical Fighter Wing McDill Air Force Base Tampa, Fla. On July 4th about 8:05 PM I took off from Clearwater Air Park in my Cessna 170-A,…
- Page 5 at which time I released the flares about 10-15 seconds apart at the altitude of 10,000 feet after which I circled the flares until they went out at about 7,500 feet. One flare dropped after it had…
- Page 6 Dear Truly sorry if I have caused any in confidence to anyone. The time of the climb was about 25 minutes. The time of the drop was approximately 8:30 P.M. [REDACTED]
- Page 7 On 8 Jul 64TSgt Moody received a telephone call from SAGOI regarding sightings from McDill AFB, Florida of objects observed on 4 Jul 64 duringa fireworks display. Sgt Moody contacted Capt Henry, Base…
- Page 8 OFFICIAL FILE COPY PID (VFW/EO) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 15 September 1964 Clearwater Sun Clearwater, Florida Gentlemen: If available, please send copies of the Clearwater Sun, 5 - 11 July…
- Page 9 [HW:Raj Quintanilla, Jr./ext 69215] [STAMP:] UFO Sighting (Clearwater, Florida, 4 Jul 64) 28 Aug 64 Intelligence Office 12th Fighter Wing MacDill AFB, Florida Attn: 1st Lt Gerald W Palmer, AO 3131235…
- Page 10 Everyone Baffled By Red Lights AF Seeking Photos Of Sky Lights "Excellent response" by observers in the Clearwater area who reported seeing red lights in the sky during the Fourth of July fireworks…