USAF record 302552882
302552882
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE, TIME GROUP 7 July '46 7/07'22
2. LOCATION Cedar Rapids, Iowa Two witnesses
3. CONCLUSION Astre[illegible]
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Few seconds
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Drawn Visual
7. COURSE Eastward
8. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [HW: No]
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observing watched a multi-colored object travel toward the ground being visible for only a few seconds. Unknown was compared to that of a skyscraper It was as bright as a sun and as hot at a fire free in distance The object did not give off smoke, sparks, or vapor nor did it appear to stand still.
Dr Charles Olivier was consulted for his comments and he said that there is no question of its identity whether it be meteorite or fireball was observed He said that there is no question to its identity
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE, TIME GROUP 7 July '46 7/07'22 2. LOCATION Cedar Rapids, Iowa Two witnesses 3. CONCLUSION Astre[illegible] 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Few seconds…
- Page 2 7 Jul 66 Cedar Rapids Iowa TDETR/Maj Quintanilla, Jr/7091K/nl/22 Sep 66 UFO Sighting, 7 July 1966, Cedar Rapids, Iowa SEP 2 6 1983 USAF (SAFIOCC) Reference the attached unidentified flying object…
- Page 3 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 August 8, 1966 Project Blue Book Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton Ohio Dear Sirs: Enclosed is the report on a UFO observed by two people who live over two miles from each other. A…
- Page 4 Report of sighting on July 7, 1966 at 2:32 AM (CST). Sighted by Mrs. [REDACTED], Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 Telephone [REDACTED]. Mrs. [REDACTED] gave the following information to me: Mrs. [REDACTED]…
- Page 5 FED (TDETR) 7416 Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 15 August 1966 Dr. [REDACTED] American Meteor Society 521 North Wynnewood Avenue Warberth, Pennsylvania 19072 Dear Dr. [REDACTED], I wish to thank…
- Page 6 UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA Flower and Cook Observatory 1966-B-18 Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., USAF Wright-Patterson AFB. Dear Major Quintanilla: The object reported from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by two…
- Page 7 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Observatory C. S. Pennsylvania P., 19104 [STAMP:] Major Hector Guzmánilla USAF Chief Project Blue Book Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio 45433