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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  29 Jan 58 | Vicinity of Bitburg, Germ. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 29/0625Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE NE to SW  |
|  1…

NBR 02215
Classification Cancelled
OR Changed to UNCL
Auth: AFR - 565-10
PAGA 5-12(1)
By: H. G. Smith
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AC PRIORITY
FM COMDR 36 FDA BITBURG GERM
TO COMDR ADC ENT
COMDR ATIC WPAFB
COMDR ASSIST AND COFS INT HQS USAF WASHDC
CINCUSAFE WSBDN
COMDR DEPUTY COMDR USAFE ADVON RAMSTEIN

/ CITE 36 OPI 0116. SUBJ: (UFOB)
PER USAF REGULATION 200-2, 1. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (THE FOLG IN IN 9 LINES A THRU I)
A BALL B BASKETBALL C INTENSE BLUE-WHITE, RED TAIL D NEG E NEG F NEG G TAIL FIERRY RED, 2 1/2 TIMES DIAMETER OF FIREBALL H NEG-CAR WINDOW CLOSED I NEG. 2 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OB…

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3 4-4X22

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MER 2162
ME OPER IMMED
IN COMDR 525 FTR INTERCTP SQDN NY NY
TO COMDR ADO ENT
COMDR ATIC
DIR OF INTEL NG USAF
ADVS INTEL USAFE ADVON
COMDR SS WD01 LANSTUHL AB GER

CITE CONF 525 FIS/INTL 325.
UFOB REPORT. THE FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS SIBMITTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PAR 7, AFR 233-2. 12 AUG 54.
PAR 1A: SOUND WITH TRAILING FLAME. PAR 1B: PASSED BALL, WITH
A…

SPACE TWO
ABOVE PARAGRAPH). PAR 2F: ESTIMATED AT 4(4) SECONDS.
PART 3A: 4IN-VISUAL. PART 3B. NEGATIVE. PAR 3C: 5860 NP
NR-2386: SETTIODE 23886 FT: HEADING 338 DEGREES: SPEED 288 IAS:
METBURG AMBERMANN. PAR 4A: 4386252 JAN 53. PAR 4B: MICH.
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FOR 25 JAN 58 WAS 17383. PAR 5: 32:332: NOVEMBER
27:3222. UFOB WAS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 286 NM NORTH OF
NEW YORK. PAR 6A: NOT APPLICABLE. PAR 6B: ROBERT B WEINARD
MAJOR USAF 525FIS COMMANDER OF UNIT. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
XXX FIS PILOT. BOTH OFFICERS ARE CONSIDERED MATURE, EXCELLENT
VISION, AND ARE THROUGHLY RELIABLE. PAR 7A: 148:8 …

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DUE TO THE INITIAL BRILLANCE OF THE UFOB: 'S APPEARANCE
(AS IN AN EXPLISION): THE SPEED AT WHICH IT TRAVELED FROM
42000 FT TO 30000 ON A 43 DEGREE TRAJECTORY (4 SECONDS):
THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH IT APPEARED: AND THE UNLIMITED
VISIBILITY EXISTANCE AT THE TIME, THE FOLLOWING MAY BE
ESTIMATED: A. IT WAS NO MA METEOR. B. IT IS NOT BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN THE EXPLISION OF AN IN-FLIGHT AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE COLOR OF
THE LIGHT DESCRIBED: AN ACFTS FIRE WOULD HAVE MORE OF A RED
OR OR ORANGE COLOR DUE TO THE TYPE OF FUEL. C. THE UFOB COULD
POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN A SOVIET ROCKET OR MISSILE, BEING TE…

1. An explosive type light was produced on a blinding flash the size of a basketball, with a proportion and trail approx. 10', seen for about 4 seconds.

2. The color of the light was bluish, fluorescent.

3. Estimated at approx. 40,000' and then seemed to fall at a 45° angle, from NE to SW.

4. Disappeared at approx. 30,000'.

5. F-86D, at 29,000' hdg. 035° speed 280 inl. A. SP. Bitburg AB, Germany at 29 0625 Jan 58.

6. 50° 032' N - 07° 022' E position of soft. Position of UFO was approx 200 NM. N. of this position.

7. Weather clear, visibility unlimited.

Comment: Fireball
Clear, character…