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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  11 November 1957 | Salina, Kansas | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 12/0125Z | 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 15 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS four | 9. COURSE not given  |
|  10…

11/01252
ATIC
15 Nov 57 14 04
374E4
34820
MC

SQH006 SQG102 YMB088KFA069
MM RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 6
M 142218Z
FM COMDR 328TH FTR GP
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
ZEN/COMDR 20TH AIR DIV
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER
RJEPHQ DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF
BT
UNCLASSIFIED FROM FSA 4796.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 DTD 12 AUG 54 THE FOLLOWING RPT IS SUBMITTED
PAR (1)
(A) OVAL
(B) GRAPEFRUIT
(C) FLUORESCENT
(D) ONE THEN FOUR
(E) CLOSE
(F) NONE

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(G) EITHER EXHAUST OR CONTRAIL
(H) NONE
(I) NONE

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(G) EITHER EXHAUST OR CONTRAIL
(H) NONE
(I) NONE
PAR 2
(A) LIGHT
(B) 80 DEG UP
(C) 10 DEG RIGHT
(D) STRAIGHT 270 DEG HEADING
(E) SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE
(F) 15 SEC
PAR 3
(A) AIR TO AIR VISUAL
(B) EYES
(C) T-33A - 534941, 37M 090 DEG RICHARDS-GEBAUR AFB MO
PAR 4
(A) 0125Z 12 NOV 57 0125-6 = 192-
(B) NIGHT
PAR 5
(AGL SALINA KANSAS
Comment:
If contrails or exhaust were observed for 15 seconds then elect was not meteors or fireball, but probably aft. flying above observer.
The clear atmosphere at that altitude would account for a jet exhaust appearing as large, fluorescent shapes.
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(B) EYES
(C) T-33A - 534941, 37M 999 DEG RICHARDS-GEBAUR AFB MO
PAR 4
(A) 0125Z 12 NOV 57 0125Z-6-1957
(B) NIGHT
PAR 5
(AGL SALINA KANSAS
Comment:
If contrails or exhaust were observed for 15 seconds then object was not meteors or fireball, but probably aft. flying above observer.
The clear atmosphere at that altitude would account for a fit exhaust appearing as large, fluorescent shapes.

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(A) NONE
(B) L/COL 326TH FIS RICHARDS-GEBAUR AFB
MO EXCELLENT. 1/LT 326TH FIS RICHARDS-BEGAUR
AFB MO. EXCELLENT
PAR 7
(A) 3899 OVC CLEAR AT 37,000
(B) 3899 OVC 10 KNOTS 6000 OVC 10000 CLE…