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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  20 November 1958 | GLECE 24.10N 5828E South Arabia/N of Matrah | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 20/12/202 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COU…

McAdoo P/200A
WCTO 200B
WFO

November 22, 1958

Commanding Officer,
Wright Air Force Base,
Ohio, U.S.A.

Dear Sir;

I am writing to report an observation of an unidentified "flying" object in the event it may have some significance. I feel there is most likely some logical explanation for the particular phenomena which I observed but its explanation is beyond me.

At some time between 11:15 and 11:20 PM, Ras Tanura time on the evening of November 20, 1958 I was with a group of people on a house lawn located directly on the beach of the Persian Gulf. One of the members of the party said look at…

AFHQ FORM 7 MAY 56
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PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM MAY BE USED.
GPO 968344

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|  SUBJECT UFO Sighting, Saudi Arabia ( )  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  ROUTING Initial "IN" column to denote review prior to action. Initia…

between 11:15-11:20 20 Nov 20 Nov 58
16 December 1958

Dear Mr. [redacted]

This is to acknowledge and thank you for your letter of 22 November 1958 concerning an unidentified flying object you saw on 20 November on the beach of the Persian Gulf.

The information received in your letter was limited but it is the opinion of the Air Technical Intelligence Center that the phenomena viewed by your group was a fireball. A fireball or bolide is a meteor of uncommon brightness, by definition brighter than minus three magnitude.

Fireballs often leave a short trail, are sporadic in their origin and of…

1920Z 208/00
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UFO Analysis Sheet 119-702-53 (Refered to AFCIN-4E1)

Location: [redacted]

Date: 20 Nov 58

Hour (Z): 1920Z

WX: Unknown

Description: Flaming object with white head, a fiery tail climbing from NE to S. First detected 10 degrees above body has and disappeared at 50 degrees above body on subject observed for 10 seconds.

Direction of Motion: NE to S

Satellite: Ruled out
(AFCIN-4F3) Phone: 69219

Astronomical Phenomena
Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc. meteor

Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4E1): None

Natural Phenomena
Ball Lightning, etc.: Ruled out