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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Mountain Lake, New Jersey  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 05/2357 GMT 0604572 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Retired Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |  | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | two  |
|  9. COURSE | E-W | 10. COMMENTS | Nothing unusual about one aircraft behind another as any U.S. aero chart will show - traffic airways provide for this.  |

12. CONCLUSIONS
☐ Was Balloon
☐ Probably Ball…

COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING
Mitchel AF Base, New York
ACTIVITY NO: 12-57
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# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS | Mountain Lakes, New Jersey | DATE OF INFORMATION | 5 December 1957  |
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|  ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT | 2500th Air Base Wing Mitchel Air Force Base, New York | DATE OF COLLECTION | SRI STATUS (If applicable)  |
|  PREPARING INDIVIDUAL | Director of Operations, 2500th Air Base Wing, Mitchel AF Base, N. Y. | DATE OF REPORT | SRI NO. CANCELED/INCOMPLETE  |
|  NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE | Retired. | EVALUATI…

New Jersey
6 December 1957

Commanding Officer,
Mitchel Air Force Base,
Long Island, New York.
Unidentified Object

Dear Sir:

Last night at 2357 hours, I was standing outside near my house at
above address. I was amazed to see an airplane approaching from the east,
making no sound, and with the entire wingspan looking as if continuous
tiny yellow flames were flickering along it. The tail light was somewhat
brighter than most tail lights, and burned continuously rather than flash-
ing. Based upon a comparison with 4-engine airliners, the aircraft seemed
to be about the same size, and cruising …