USAF record 302555949
302555949
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE TIME PROJECT 17 Sept. 66 18/0050Z 2. LOCATION Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio multiple 3. SOURCE Civilian & Military 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION few seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Radar & Ground Visual 7. COURSE Westward 8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☒ No 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ☐ Yes ☒ No 10. CONCLUSION Astre(meteor) [HW:] 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Many observers reported orange-yellow object of sufficient brilliance to light the area with a glow. One witness said that this was the largest meteor he has ever seen Object started off as a ball turned to a stream and dipped behind the horizon.
FORM FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME PROJECT 17 Sept. 66 18/0050Z 2. LOCATION Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio multiple 3. SOURCE Civilian & Military 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION few…
- Page 2 [STAMP:] 17 Sept. 1966 Harmonia Meteor Society Report 1947 THE GREAT FIREBALL OF 1966 SEPTEMBER 17 A.M.S. No. 2391 On this date a remarkable fireball or bolide appeared at about 7:52 p.m., E.S.T. It…
- Page 3 American Meteor Society Report 1947 Ended over Projected path Path Observed velocity Unrectified constant Radius corrected for curvature and zenith attraction Parabolic orbit A R13° W, Ø = 43° 40' N…
- Page 4 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that…
- Page 5 Page 2 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. None b. A few c. Many d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright…
- Page 6 TDER/V. D. Bryant/mjb/70401/6 Oct 66 Evaluation of 17 September 66 UFO Sighting 12 OCT 1966 TIESR 1. There is insufficient information pertaining to the radar sighting to allow a detailed evaluation…
- Page 7 17 Aug 46 [HW: Motion] File - regular
- Page 8 Page 3 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? [HW: beyond the horizon] 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No…
- Page 9 Page 4 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? [REDACTED] 21. Do you think you can estimate how far…
- Page 10 Page 5 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a…