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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 Jan 58 | 1. Scott AFB, ILL. 2. E of Centralia, ILL | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 0614Z - 0620Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Military & Civ…

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HEADQUARTERS
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE
and
1405th AIR BASE WING (MATS)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS

3 JAN 1958

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SUBJECT: Report of Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object (UFOB)

TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado

1. The attached report is submitted in accordance with the requirements of Air Force Regulation 200-2, 12 August 1954.

2. This Headquarters has taken the liberty of presenting the findings in the format indicated in Inclosure 1 inasmuch as AF Form 112 and AF Form 112a are not immediately availab…

HEADQUARTERS
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE
AID
1405TH AIR BASE WING (MATS)
United States Air Force
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS

Report of Sighting
of
Unidentified Flying Object

3 January 1958

Utilizing the format specified in paragraph 7d, AFR 200-2, the
following report of sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object is
submitted.

1. Description of Object.

a. Shape varied among observers reporting, with the following
shapes reported:

(1) Inverted comma.
(2) Bright flash of light.
(3) Spheroid.
(4) Spheroid.
(5) Spheroid.
(6) Spheroid.

b. Sizes varied among observers, with the following sizes
rep…

e. N/A.
f. None indicated by observers.
g. Observers 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 stated that tail, trail or exhaust existed, size estimated as follows:
(1) Tail twice as long as diameter of object.
(2) N/A.
(3) Tail about six times as long as object.
(4) Stream of sparks and curling smoke.
(5) Tail approximately three feet long.
(6) Tail approximately five or six feet.

h. No sound reported by any observers.

i. N/A.

2. Description of Course of Object.
a. All observers attracted by brilliancy of the object.
b. Each observer had different angles of azimuth and elevation, with reports being as follows at …

e. Manner of disappearance are as follows:
(1) Fading out as it disappeared from view behind roof tops.
(2) N/A. Flash only.
(3) Disappeared behind crest of hill.
(4) Disappeared behind roof tops of nearby buildings.
(5) Disappeared from view behind a small earthen rise and shrubs.
(6) Disappeared with large flash.

f. Lengths of time object reported in view by observers are as follows:
(1) Five seconds maximum.
(2) N/A. Flash only.
(3) One to two seconds.
(4) One to one and a half seconds.
(5) A considerable time, maybe five to ten seconds.
(6) Five seconds maximum.

3. Manner of Observation.…

d. Fourth observer was at Avenue, Wherry Housing Area, Scott AFB, Illinois.
e. Fifth observer was in a Viking Freight Company truck going east on Illinois State Route 13. Observer was approximately one-half mile from entrance to Crab Orchard Lake Reservation Area.
f. Sixth observer was on the aircraft parking ramp at Scott AFB, Ill.

6. Identifying Information of Observers.
a. A/1C Jack W. Agee,
1918th AACS, Scott AFB, Illinois.
Control Tower Shift Supervisor. Considered reliable.
b. A/B James A. Gaumer,
1405th Air Base Group, Scott AFB, Illinois.
Air Policeman. Considered reliable.
c. S/Sgt D…

c. N/A (clear).
d. Five miles due to smoke.
e. N/A (clear).
f. N/A.

8. Other Unusual Activity or Condition.
N/A.

9. Interception or Identification Action.
None.

10. Location of Air Traffic in Area of Time of Sighting.
a. Military - No local aircraft were flying.
b. Civilian - Unknown.

11. Title of Reporting Officer and Comments.
a. Lt Colonel Bernard P. Whitehouse
Wing Operations Officer
1405th Air Base Wing
Scott AFB, Illinois
b. No radar sightings were reported by any units on the installation. Extreme variance of sighting locations made it unlikely that it was anything other than natura…

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RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WPAFB
RJEPHQ/COMDR HQ USAF
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UNCLAS 2046FS-2-A-61 USAF ATTN DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE UFOB 1. A
ROUND B. BASKETBALL C. WHITE - GRADUALLY CHAGNING TO WHITE-BLUE
THE LIGHT ORANGE. D. NONE E. N/A F. N/A G. NO TAIL H. NONE I. N/A.

2. A LIGHT B. SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND IN A DESCENDING CURVE OF THE REPORTING
A/C C. SEE B ABOVE D. SEE D ABOVE ALSO IT APPEARED TO EMIT ORANGE
PARTICLES DURING THE LAST 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED. E. SEE
D ABOVE F. 8-10 SECONDS 3. A. AIR-VISUAL B. NONE C. THREE AIR CARRIERS
REPORTED THE OBJECT THE ABOV…