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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 28 September 1958 | 2. LOCATION Bristol, Tennessee | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 28/0900Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE NE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGH…

PP RJEDSQ
DE ROEMBJ 148A
P 291108Z
FM CMDR 2047TH AACS MAXWELL AFB ALA

TO RJEYBN/CMDR EASTERN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND STEWART AFB NY
RJEDEN/CMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLARADO SPRING
COLORADO

RJEDSQ/CMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
AFBOHIO

RJEZHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINTON
25 D.C.

RJESKB/COMDR 35TH AIR DIV (DEFENSE), DOBBINS AFB
MARIETTA, GEORGIA

BT

1.
- ROUND
B. SIZE OF PEA
C. WHITE FLOW
D. ONE AT FIRST THEN BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES
E. NO PARTICULAR FORMATION
F. NONE
G. LONG TAIL
H. NONE
I. NONE

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2.
A. GLOW IN SKY AND SPEED OF MOVEMENT
B. APPEARED TO BE AT SAME LEVEL AS OBSEVER LOOKING TO THE
EAST.
C. SAME LEVEL AS OBSEVER LOOKING TO NORTH EAST
D. APPEARED TO BE COMING TOWRARD THE OBSERVER THEN VEARED TO
THE NORTH EAST
E. APPEARED TO BURN OUT INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE NORTH
EAST
F. APPROX 10 SEC
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION

3.
A. VISUAL FROM AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER AND GOURND
B. NONE
C. N/C
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A. 280900Z 0400-5=0400
B. NIGHT
5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER (S)
(1) AIR PORT CONTROL TOWER AT TRICITY AIRPORT NEAR BRISTOL TENN
36.05N 82.04W
(2) HIGHWAY PATR…

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6 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS

A. CIVILIAN

TRICITY AIRPORT BRISTOL TENN C

HIGHWAY PATROL IN BRISTOL TENN.

B. MILITARY

NONE

7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING

A. HIGH THIN SCATTERED 15 MI VIS

B. SURFACE COLOR DEGREES KNOTS

6000 FEET DEGREES 100 KNOTS 10

10,000 FEET DEGREES 300 KNOTS 20

16,000 FEET DEGREES 290 KNOTS 30

20,000 FEET DEGREES 290 KNOTS 30

30,000 FEET DEGREES 290 KNOTS 50

50,000 FEET DEGREES 280 KNOTS 30

80,000 FEET DEGREES KNOTS

C. CEILING UNL

D. VISIBILITY 15

E. CLOUD COVER SCTD CIRRUS

F. THENDERSTORMS NON…

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8. NONE
9. NONE
10. NONE
11. OPERATION OFFICE, MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER, MAXWELL AFB
ALABAMA

THE DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A METEOR
THE REPORTING INDIVIDUAL ALSO EXPRESSED THAT THE OBJECT HAD
THE APPEARENCE OF A METEOR EXCEPT THAT IT WAS
EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT AND REMAINED IN VIEW FOR SO LONG.

12. NONE
BT
29/1124Z SEP ROEMBJ

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