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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 Feb 58 | Gander AFB, Newfoundland | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 13. WAS AIRCRAFT ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 25/0630Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronautic ☐ Probably Astronaut ☐ Possibly Astronaut  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | 14. WAS ASTRONOMIC ☐ Probably Astronaut ☐ Possibly Astronaut  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Military VIS | ☐ Other ☑ Insufficient D…

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RC254
SQF272 TYE129HQF278
***YY RJEDSQ
DE RJEPHQ 821
R 262628Z
FM COFS USAF
TO COMDR ATIC

Note: See Newfoundland Lighting, same date, visual by J. Leroy Neville - approx 24 hrs. later.

T 252825Z ZEX
M 8464TH CONAD CC PEP AFB NFLD
TO RJDIC/COMDR 932ND ACWRON
RJEDDN/CINC COMAD ENT AFB COLO
RJERSM/COMDR 931ST ACWRON
RJEPHQ/COFS USAF WASH 25 DC
BT
UNCLAS CONAD CC 1594 UFOB REPORT.

1. A. ROUND
B. BASEBALL
C. RED
D. ONE
E. M/A
F. NONE
G. NEGATIVE
H. NEGATIVE

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OPL RALPH, RADAR MAINTENANCE, 226TH ACAWRON, GARDEN, RF.

ALL ABOVE MENTIONED PERSONNEL CONSIDERED VERY RELIABLE.

7. A. CLEAR AND VISABILITY UNLIMITED.

R. 289/8
289/15
278/22
289/35
389/50
399/72
289/39
158/22

WINDS FROM THE WEST. A, Visual UFO was moving into WIND (NW) (see 2A)
B, RADAR UFO was moving into WIND (WEST) (see 2B)

C. NONE
D. UNLIMITED
E. NIL
F. NIL
G. NIL
H. NONE
I. NONE

11. LOCATION OF SIGHTING NAMES PROPER ANALYSIS OF SAME DIFFICULT.
ALL POSSIBILITIES AS FAR AS IDENTIFIED AIR TRAFFIC ARE CONCERNED WERE

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RECORDED WITH NO CONNECTI…

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2. A. VERY ERRATIC TIGTAGING COURSE AT RANGE OF 12 TO 15 MILES, AZIMUTH OF 152,332 DEGREES.

B. APPEARANCE INSIDE, IIZ OF RADAR RETURN OF MODE 2 IFF. TRACK TURNED TO SE THEN TO EN, NE AND W. DIRECTION CENTER HAD NO POSSIBLE IDENT AND SINCE TRACK FADED AFTER TURN TO WEST, CPS PERSONNEL WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THE AREA WHERE THE TRACK WAS LAST SEEN.

C. 45 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 152 DEGREES, STILL IN SIGHT.

D. REVERING FLIGHT OVER ERRATIC COURSE.

E. STILL IN VIEW.

F. AT 2822E, 1 1/2 HOURS.

3. A. VISUAL.

B. NONE.

C. N/A

4. A. 25/26327 0630 Z - 3:30 = 038…

29/26391 FEB 1968

Note:
Have requested full-scale investigation of both HQ AIS and local commander (genuine A&B). Also, a check of the A&B and immediate conference, telephone. In Limpopo, 26 Feb. 1956. Will carry this case against USM for the investigation.

AtIC Comment:

1. Majority of reports showing UFO having blinking or retiring lights (I.P.) are found to be aircraft. However, Cintraffic check here (IS) rules this out apparently.

2. Hearing, erratic course, and in sight for almost 4 1/2 hours in same locality is definitely a well-known balloon characterist. However, wind plots …

Brief - Newfoundland Lighting
25 February 1958

1. Upon review of all available data it becomes apparent that this case involves
a. Gross exaggerations for publicity purposes.
b. Mistaken identification of conventional objects i.e. (1) Red light from some vehicle
(2) Star, see through adverse atmospheric conditions

2. Gross reference with respect to specific sources involved:
1a. M. Prime source
1b. M. (1)
1c. Flying officer (2)

3. The three (3) separately seen sightings apparently were not related, and possibly influenced the others.

4. However, there were four (4) radar sightings plotted …

Further questioning of Flying Officer on the sighting at 0600Z revealed that, in his opinion, this object was definitely a bright star with changing colors due to some atmospheric condition prevailing at that time. The object was sighted as being south-east of Candar, and this fact makes it apparent that this sighting was also not the same as . But the fact exists, that Eyebrow had four unidentified plots at about that time on an object approximately at 2000 feet.

reported two different sightings, the first at 25/0410Z and the second at 26/0405Z, and the position of both sightings was the sam…