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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | 1. DATE | 6 November 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Selma, North Carolina | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local | GMT 08 215 Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | | | | | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | | 5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian | | 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one | | 9. COURSE | SSW | 10. COMMENTS | Probable balloon but no elevation, azimuth, size or winds given. Without this information, it is impossible to evaluate this sighting. | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Ba…
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C. N/A (4) A. 21542 6 NOV 57 5:40 - 18:40 B. DAY (5) MF 4330 (6) A. NR , 35 YRS OLD, SELMA B. N/A (7) A. EXCELLENT CLEAR VISIBILITY B. N/A C. CEILING NO WINDS GIVEN PAGE THREE RJEPJM 1L 6/21542 D. EXCELLENT 1. No elevation - A21MTH Gives E. NONE 1. Size not given (8) NONE 3. W. 35 not given (9) PASSED INFO TO W/H (10) UNKNOWN 4. without the above SEL's it is impossible to evaluate the sighting properly. (11) NONE (12) NONE BT 07/05352 NOV RJEPJM
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Witness 6 Nov 57 McF. INFO 1 1 2 3 Called 073022 4E4 4-4X2a RE063 WPB075 YDC055 TYB068 TDD072JMA016 PP RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJEDEN DE RJEPJM 1L P 070515Z FM COMDR 632ND ACWRON TO RJEPJM/COMDR 85TH AIR DIV ANDREWS AFB RJEPHQ/COMDR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASH DC RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHAIRAL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB BT UNCLASSIFIED FROM 632ACW-OPS 11-11. SUBJECT: UNDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED IN REFERENCE TO PAR 7, AFR 200 2. (1) DISC E. UNKNOWN - S.201 C. GRAYISH D. ONE E. N/A F. NONE
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PAGE TWO RJEPJM 1L G. NONE H. NONE I. NONE (2) A. A CALL FROM LADY IN SMITHFIELD TO ME SELMA NC B. UNKNOWN - elevation. 22 MOTH C. LEVEL - elevation. 22 MOTH D. SOUTH, SOUTHWEST - Flight 12th E. VERY LOW: VIEW OBSTRUCTED BY BUILDING F. 2154Z 2215Z 2154-5 = 1654; 21 MOTH (3) A. GROUND VISUAL B. NAKED EYE
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