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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 13 October 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Great Falls, Virginia  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 13/2105Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | five to six seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | 007 dgr | 10. COMMENTS | Duration of 5-6 seconds. Object passed overhead on course of 007 dgr. Lost from view behind trees indicating probably considerable distance. Insufficient data for e…

CLASSIFICATION

|  COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING | United States of America | REPORT NO. | 5-57  |
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|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |   |
|  COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS | UNITED STATES | DATE OF INFORMATION | 13 October 1957  |
|  ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT | Dir, Plans and Programs Headquarters Command, USAF, Bolling AFB | DATE OF COLLECTION | 14 October 1957  |
|  PREPARED INSTRUCTION | JAMES E. GEURTZ, Major, USAF Asst for Plans and Intelligence | DATE OF REPORT | 15 October 1957  |
|  NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE | Mr. | EVALUATION | Unevaluate…

SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
Dir, Plans & Programs
Headquarters Command, USAF
REPORT NO. 5-57
PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES

1. Description of the object:
a. Round dot.
b. End of a common pin.
c. Black.
d. One.
e. N/A.
f. Negative.
g. Negative.
h. None heard.
i. Negative.

2. Description of course of object:
a. Observers were attempting to locate Sputnik, when the moving black
speak came into view.
b. Directly overhead moving on a true course of 007 degrees.
c. Directly overhead moving on a true course of 007 degrees.
d. Object was moving in a straight line on a true course of 007 degrees.
Course was det…

CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112

|  ORIGINATING AGENCY | Dir, Plans & Programs Headquarters Command, USAF | REPORT NO. | 5-57 | PAGE | 3 OF 3 PAGES  |
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c. 5,000. feet. Overcast.
d. 5 miles, haze.
e. Cloud cover 10/10 at 5,000 feet.
f. None
g. Solid overcast (Therefore object was under 5000 feet if actually seen)

8. None.

9. None.

10. Not determined.

11. Position title and comments of the preparing officer:
a. Assistant for Plans and Intelligence.
b. No comment by preparing officer.
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