USAF record 302546154
302546154
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE-TIME GROUP 17 Nov 65 13/0032Z
2. LOCATION Bedford, Virginia
3. SOURCE Military, Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 50 minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
8. PHOTOS No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE No
10. CONCLUSION Astro (VENUS)
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: Object appeared as a ball of fire moving in a southwesterly direction. The object was flashing and it was moving against a strong wind. Altitude: 1000ft. The night was clear and there were no known a/c in the area. The object gradually diminished in size and disappeared over the horizon. The object was first sighted by three separate police units at [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE. It is believed that they all sighted the same object. A series of meteor showers were in progress at the time of the sighting and the show activity was at its peak at the time of the sighting.
FORM FTD SEP 65 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE-TIME GROUP 17 Nov 65 13/0032Z 2. LOCATION Bedford, Virginia 3. SOURCE Military, Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 50 minutes 6. TYPE OF…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 36360 (20 Nov 65) F/ap ACTION: NIN=7 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (15) .7 C.39WZCZHQQE297ZCAMA113 PP…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 36360 (20 Nov 65) Pg 2 of 6 (2) BETWEEN THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT AND A BASKETBALL HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. (3) AT…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 36360 (20 Nov 65) Pg 3 of 6 UNDETERMINED SPEED. (5) GRADUALLY DIMINISHED IN SIZE AND DISAPPEARD OVER THE HORIZON…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 36360 (20 Nov 65) Pg 4 of 6 F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVERS: (1) SST RAY WEBSTER, POLICE OFFICER,…
- Page 6 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 36360 (20 Nov 65) Pg 5 of 6 10,000 280 DEGREES 50K 16,000 280 DEGREES 70K 20,000 280 DEGREES 90K 34,000 280…
- Page 7 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 36360 (20 Nov 65) Pg. 6 of 6 58,000 MINUS 3 DEGREES 58,000 NOT AVAILABLE H. ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR…
- Page 8 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 36356 (20 Nov 65) P/rle Page 1 of 3 ACTION : NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1, (15) SMB B 143Z CZ…
- Page 9 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AP IN:36356 (20 Nov 65) Page 2 of 3 (1) OBJECT WAS FIRST SIGHTED BY THREE (3) SEPERATE POLICE UNITS APPROXIMATELY 3…
- Page 10 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 36356 (20 Nov 65) Page 3 of 3 SIGHTING AND THE SHOWER ACTIVITY WAS AT ITS PEAK AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING. (6)…