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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  7 November 1957 | Harlingen AFB, Texas | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 07/1538Z | 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 ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 to 3 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE E to N then W  |
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SUBJECT: Request - Analysis and Comments, Electronic UFO Reports

TO: AFCIN-4E4
FROM: AFCIN-4E1
DATE: 3 Feb 59
COMMENT NR. 2
AFCIN-4E1a/W. Picklesimer/jc
74201/Bldg 828/Rm 241

1. Reference is made to your request for review and analysis of eleven (11) UFO reports.

2. Comments follow in order of inclosure numbers.

a. Inclosure #1: This UFO was not substantiated by any other evidence and was a faint target which appeared while the operator was working an aircraft in a traffic pattern. Assistant Wing Operations Officer indicated a possibility of a radar malfunction. This office co…

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Signed

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Incl #1

IN EXCESS OF 1900 MPH (E) FADED FROM SCOPE (F) 2 TO 3 MINUTES (3) (A)
AN/MPH 1-C (B) NONE (C) N/A (4) (A) 1530Z 7 NOV 57 (B) DAY (5) 26
DEGREES 10N--97 DEGREES 30W (6) (A) N/A (B) 8
A/1C
AACS DETACHMENT AIRCRAFT LANDING CONTROL OPERATOR, REASONABLY
RELIABLE. L A/2C AACS DETACHMENT RADAR REPAIRMAN
REASONABLY RELIABLE (7) (A) N/A (B) SURFACE--3/22/ - 36K; Q1-180/40K;
10M-230/25K; 16M-240/30K; 20M-250/40K; 30M-250/40K. (C) SCATTERED-2M;
BROKEN 10M. (D) 6 MILES IN SD (E) 7/10 (F) NO RW OR TSM ACTIVITY IN
VICINITY:
SOME TSM 100 NM NORTH (8) NEGATIVE (9) N/A (…

RADAR
2/4E4
2/4x2a
CWP

A WPAO19 Y1B014 WYB011 WDA012H0A001
ER RJEDDN RJEDNE RJEDNP RJEPHQ
EE RJWFHG 55
R 3721582
WM COMDR HARLINGEN AFB
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
RJEDMF/COMDR CADF RICHARDS-GEBAUR AFB
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
BT
UNCLAS FROM 0313L
UFOB REPORT AS FOLLOWS: (1) (A) UNDETERMINED. (B) TARGET SIMILAR TO A T-29 AIRCRAFT AT 4000 FEET (C) UNDETERMINED (D) ONE FAINT RADAR TARGET (E) N/A (F) NONE (G) NONE (H) NONE (I) NONE (J) (A) UNKNOWN TARGET APPEARED ON RADAR SCOPE WHILE OPERATOR WAS WORNING T-29 ACFT NBR 33476 IN TRAFFIC P…

UFOB INDEX CARD
A138-UFOB-520-57

|  1. DATE | 2 Nov 57 2 Jan 58 | 2. LOCATION | Harlingen AFB, Texas | 12. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 07/1538Z Nov 57 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft | ☐ Was Aeronautical ☐ Probably Astronautical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military | ☐ Other | ☐ Other  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Two to three minutes |…

SUBJECT: Request - Analysis and Comments, Electronic UFO Reports

TO: AFCIN-4E4
FROM: AFCIN-4E1
DATE: 3 Feb 59
COMMENT NR. 2
AFCIN-4E1a/W. Picklesimer/jc
74201/Bldg 828/Rm 241

1. Reference is made to your request for review and analysis of eleven (11) UFO reports.

2. Comments follow in order of inclosure numbers.

a. Inclosure #1: This UFO was not substantiated by any other evidence and was a faint target which appeared while the operator was working an aircraft in a traffic pattern. Assistant Wing Operations Officer indicated a possibility of a radar malfunction. This office concurs that a …

DISPOSITION FORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (27488)

|  FILE NO. | SUBJECT | Request - Analysis and Comments, Electronic UFO Reports  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  TO AFCIN-4E1 Colonel Hoffman | FROM AFCIN-4E4 | DATE 15 April 1958 CORMENT NO. 1 AFCIN-4E4g/Capt Gregory/ko Ext 6-9216/Bldg. 263  |

1. Attached are eleven (11) official UFO reports received from various Air Force radar units for your review and analysis.

2. These represent only that number which this division has found a little difficult to evaluate or conclude.

3. It should be pointed out that radar UFO reports have increased noticeably…

SUBJECT: Request - Analysis and Comments, Electronic UFO Reports

i. Inclosure #9: Since no confirming evidence was presented, it is assumed that anomalous propagation of some sort caused the reported track.

j. Inclosure #10: Radar range of the reported target is not given. Thus, a possible important clue is missing. The possibility of a balloon or an unidentified aircraft cannot be ruled out completely.

k. Inclosure #11: This reported UFOB possibly could have been one object or two objects one at a time. Both sightings were of such a nature as to indicate unidentified aircraft. High rate of…