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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 5 Mar 58 | 2. LOCATION 66 Mi NE of Louisville, Ky. | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 06/0057Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-6 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE not given  |
|  10. BRIEF …

Witness Transf a meteor 06/005721
JTH
77 MAR 70 03455 9'50
ATIC

QDO10 YDC185 TYD313TDC192JMA05
PP RJEPHQ RJEDDN RJEDSQ
DE RJEPJM 60A
P 061715Z
FM COMDR 85TH ADIV DEF ANDREWS AFB
TO RJEPHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELL HQ USAF
RJEPHQ/OIS HQ USAF
RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB
BT

UNCLASSIFIED 85 ADOIN 0001. SUBJ: UFO DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT(S):
(1) ROUND
(2) COULD NOT ESTIMATE DUE TO LIGHT
(3) BRIGHT GREEN LIGHT
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) BRIGHT
(7) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE

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DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S):
(1) CAME INTO FIELD OF VISION
(2) TEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
(3) 5-10 DEGREE BELOW HORIZON
(4) NO DEVIATION
(5) EITHER BURNED OUT OR ENTERED OVERCAST
(6) 2 - 6 SECONDS

MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) VISUALLY
(2) NONE
(3) NONE

TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 06/0057Z 0057Z - 6 = 1857 hrs
(2) NIGHT (6:57 PM (CST)
5 March 1958

LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
(1) N/A
(2) 66 NM EAST OF LOUISVILLE, KY 083 DEGREE OUTBOUND

IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS
MAJOR HQ USAF, AFPTR-D, EXT PENTAGON

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WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING:

(1) 55,000 OVERCAST

(2) ESE 7 KNOTS (SURFACE)

(3) 55,000 OVERCAST

(4) TEN MILE

(5) OVERCAST

(6) NONE

REMARKS: OBJECT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FALLING AS FAST AS A STAR.

MAJ KNAPP WAS FLYING A T-33 AND WAS AT 33,000 WHEN HE OBSERVED IT.

ALL DATA UNANSWERED REMAINS N/A AT THE PRESENT TIME.

BT

06/2200Z MAR RJEPJM

ATIC Drachman's
On basis of limited
data sampling since
Enggler's a meteorite meter.

Prob. Astre (meteorite)