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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27 February, 1960 | Cornwall, Vermont | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 27/2328Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other Information  |
|  ☐ Yes ☐ No | Civilian and Military | ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
| …

27 February 1960

Subject: Advanced Report of UFO's

1. At approximately 2000, I received two calls from the Headquarters USAF Command Post with the following information:

a. A UFO was sighted at 2330 Z south of Loring AFB by the Tower and other personnel. It reputedly had a long red tail and moved from 350° to 170°. One aircraft reported it might have been a celestial body.

b. The above information was relayed through Major Bragg, 8th AF OD via Major Edge, SAC CP.

c. According to Col. Richardson, Boling AFB, Wallops Island launched a balloon today which coincided in time and possibly in ap…

RECEIVED
2 Mar 59 09 53
ATIC

CONFIDENTIAL

RD046
CZCSQF973ZCJYE607
RR RJEDSQ
DE RJEZBZM 15
R 011330Z ZEL
FM 14FTRGP
TO RJWFAL/ADC
RJEZBN/26AIRDIV
RJEZBZ/BANGOR ADS
RJEDSQ/ATIC
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE
RJEZWQ/OFFICE OF INFO SVCS
BT

UNCLAS FROM DO 3-73S. SUBJECT: UFO REPORT. REFERENCE PARA 15, AFR 200-2 FOR FORMAT.

15A (1) ROUND
(2) BRIGHT STAR (PINHEAD SIZE)
(3) SILVER OR REFLECTED LIGHT
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) BRIGHT STAR MAGNITUDE
(7) 5 TO 7 DEGREES OF ARC, REDDISH COLOR AT HEAD OF TAIL, FADING TO PALE YELLOW TOWARD END. FORE SHORTENING OF TAIL AS OBJECT MOVED AWAY.
(8) NONE
(9)…

(4) DESCENDING AND/OR MOVING AWAY. ORIGINALLY SIGHTED AT A BEARING OF 170 DEGREES. DISAPPEARED AT A BEARING OF 140 DEGREES.

(5) MOVED AWAY FROM OBSERVERS, GRADUALLY. EAST

(6) 1 MINUTE, 15 SECONDS.

15C (1) GROUND-VISUAL

(2) NONE

(3) N/A

15B (1) 2328Z 27 FEB 60

(2) NIGHT

15E CORNWALL, VERMONT

15F (1) 15 TO 20 CIVILIANS AT A WEDDING PARTY.

(2) CAPT JOHN F. HARVELL, 26083A, USAF, 323RD FIS, HARMON AFB, N.S. COL HARVELL (FATHER OF CAPT HARVELL), A NAVAL COMDR RELATED TO CAPT HARVELL (NO NAME GIVEN). RELIABILITY GOOD.

15G (1) CLEAR TO LIGHT SCATTERED

(2) WINDS SURFACE WNW 12PLUS18

WINDS…

UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location: Cornwall, Vermont
Date: 27 February 1960
Hour (E): 2328Z
WK 7/10 cloud cover, ceil: 4500', mis: 30 mi, winds: MN & W at 12 to 75 knots
Description: Round, size of pinhead, silver or reflected light, tail 5-7 deg of arc, red at head of tail fading to pale yellow at end, first seen 170 deg 30 deg elev, disapp 140 deg 15 deg elev, appeared to be descending and/or moving away to the east, seen for 1½ minutes
Direction of Motion: East
Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) Ruled out—none known to be moving East of West around the Earth
Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, …