USAF record 302547238
302547238
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 28 February 66 28/114/52
2. LOCATION Sells, Arizona
3. SOURCE Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 1/4 Hours
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE Stationary
8. PHOTOS [No]
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [No]
10. CONCLUSION Astro (VENUS)
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was the size of a grapefruit and was very bright white. It was as any other celestial body. No vapor trail or exhaust and no sound was observed. VENUS RA [ILLEGIBLE] was on the Easter horizon and rising at 04:45 hours local time. Its stellar magnitude was -4,3. There is no reason to believe that the Soviet Venus Probe had any effect on the brightness of the planet.
(STAMP: FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 28 February 66 28/114/52 2. LOCATION Sells, Arizona 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 1/4 Hours 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN: 44049 (3 Mar 66) A/sah Pg 1 of 4 ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (15) ADV CY DIA. SMB AB46PTTU…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 44049 (3 Mar 66) Pg 2 of 4 PAGE 2 RUNJ38A5012 UNCLAS & DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) WAS A WHITE LIGHT AT…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 44049 (3 Mar-66) A/sah PG 3 of 4 INFORMATION OF OBSERVERS: (1) OFFICER HUER, POLICE OFFICER, SELLS PAGE 3…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE AF IN : 44049 (3 Mar 66) Pg 4 of 4 (6) THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA: NONE. (7) VERTICAL TEMP GRADIENT: SURFACE 4M TEMP PLUS…
- Page 6 MEMO FOR THE RECORD: CALL FROM MAJ BURKHOLDER, 4 MAR 66, 0850. Maj Burkholder from Pentagon called at 0850, 4 Mar 66 regarding report of Venus observation from Arizona on 28 Feb 66. Wanted to know if…
- Page 7 [STAMP:] Dispensing Chemist [HW:] No Care [HW:] Info Only VICTORIA AUSTRALIA 11/1/1967 Dear Sir, Reading in the Science Digest of a somewhat similar article in the Sunday Evening Post that you were…
- Page 8 2. Visibility was excellent, bright sunlight, and not a single cloud in the sky. There was no wind at ground level. I am not an expert judge of distance or height), but estimate that it was about two…
- Page 9 It passed across the sky, often passed out of view, as it was observed by the branches of a gum tree growing at the side of the road. I continued to watch; if it became visible again when the…
- Page 10 4. [HW:] publicity but I did write [REDACTED] it to the Australian Air Force. Below is the copy of a letter & received from them in reply. Royal Australian Air Force Headquarters Support Command RAAF…