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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 13. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  0 November 1957 | Turner AFB, Georgia | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 07/0026 Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor | ☐ 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 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE 88%  |
|  10. B…

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CHIEF 18 NOV 7 22 41 '57

D WPC171 YDD186 VYD 91 VNC 35TUA 66
RR RUESDE RUEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHO
DE RJESTU 31
R 872 382
FM CONDR 31ST FEW TURNER
TO RJEDDN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB
RUESDE/CONDR 35TH AD DEF DOSBIUS
RUEDWP/CONDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON
RJEPHO/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON

/UNCLAS/FROM 31WDC 191. WFCP. SUBMITTED IAW AFR 2-2.
(1) (A) ROUND BALL.
(B) ESTIMATED FROM SIZE OF DIMENTS SIZE OF VOLLEYWALL.
(C) GREENISH YELLOW. (D) ONE. (E) N/A. (F) NONE.
(G) TWO OBSERVERS DESCRIBE ORANGE (FIERY) TAIL, SAME WIDTH AS OBJECT, LENGTH ONE TO FOUR TIMES DIAMETER OF …

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FLIGHT AS STRAIGHT LINE AND TWO AS MODERATE ARC. APPEARED TO ALL TO BE DESCENDING AT GREAT SPEED. (E) AIRUPT DISAPPEARANCE BEFORE REACHING HORIZON. (F) TWO OR THREE SECONDS.

(3) (A) GROUND VISUAL. (E) NONE. (C) N/A.
(4) (A) 26Z (E) NIGHT. 0026-5=1926
(5) FLIGHT LINE, TURNER AFS, ALTITUDE 214', LAT 31 DEGREES 35'N, LONG 24 DEGREES 45'E.
(6) (A) NONE. (E) COPELAND, JAMES B., A/2C, AF14571545, CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR, MOST RELIABLE. HAIR, CHARLIE E., T/SGT, AF44 26788, AIR POLICE, VERY RELIABLE; AUSTIN, LEO R., S/SGT, AF42152316, AIR POLICE, VERY RELIABLE; GANDOLA, GUY, A/1C, AF13267321,…

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(10) CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT PROBABLY AIRLINER SIGHTED BY CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR OVER ALBANY, GA., SIX MILES AT AZIMUTH 25 DEGREES. NO MILITARY TRAFFIC.

(11) ASST WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. SIGHTINGS REPORTED BY ARMY 4419 VICINITY TROY, ALA., ALSO ALBANY CIV AIRPORT, MIL INSTALLATIONS AT MIAMI, VERO BEACH, AND ORLANDO, FLA. DUE TO WIDESPREAD SIMULTANEOUS SIGHTINGS, BELIEVE OBJECT TO BE AT GREAT ALTITUDE. POSSIBLY METEOR, COLOR ALSO SUGGESTS METEOR.

(12) NOTE.
The Spanish yellow color is that of a solid or fireball. The time duration is also right.

ESTRO (bolido)