PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
5. of N. Carolina 0 Wes Balloon
L7 sug 59 NE of jest Indies e Hsecorstd Fetes
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION sta ok ih cei
0 Was Aircraft
Local — 0 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Roder Q Probably Aircroft
GMT 17/09212, LT /O9LTZ D-Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Wes Astronomical
O Yes Oo Madea ahs au ronn es
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0:No Pan Americen Pilot ossibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE OX Other__ 11254 Rockat
SL: ec ake D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
20 mins 0O Unknown
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Sj shape of rocket, size of pencil, whit« Possibility exists that obj sighted
/pink cloud. Bright glow, conical in shape. WAS a@ research rocket launched fm
write, then green, then orange glow. Wallops Island near Va. This rocket
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The United States launched the
first in a series of new Nike
research rockets today. It left a

yellow-orange cloud that was
visible over much of the eastern
seaboard.

The rocket was fired from the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration station. at
Wallops island on Virginia's
eastern shore and emitted a 100-
mile sodium vapor trail begin-
ning at an altitude of about 530
miles. It was topped by the large
cloud that was yellow-orange in
color.

Purpose of the test was:

ONE—To determine wind di-
rection and velocity over the
wide range covered by the. trail
and cloud,

TWO—To measure diffusion or

_the rate at which matter spreads
out in the upper atmosphere,

The yellow color of the giant
flare is. characteristic of burn-
ing sodium: It was set off by a
thermite device when the rocket

'reached an altitude of about 50
| miles.

The glowing color was main-
,tained_in part by light from the

rising* sun, tora the Neier.

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A: €1) ROCKET
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PAGE TWO RJEDSJ 13 INCOMING

Ss (1) PILOTS REPORT
(2) UNKNOWN
(3) DISAPEARED IN THE NE
(4) SW TO NE 28 PER CENT 40° N 69 PERCENT W
(5) DISAPPEARED TO THE NORTH
(6) 32 SECONDS
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(2) NONE
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C1) PAN AMERICAN PILOT IDELWILD
€2) N/A
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(2) WINDS LIGHT VARIABLE AT ALL ELEVATIONS
(3) UNLIMITIED
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