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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 September 1958 | Caswell AFS, Bath, Me. | ☐ Wes Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Wes Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 0145Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Wes Astronomical Aurora ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Military |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF O…

ATIC
UNCLASSIFIED
WXA: 74
EXA 359
RJC: DDN RJEDSO RJEYSN
DE RJEXDH 70
R
FM COMAIRDIV 57 WESTOVER
TO RJEDDN/CONDR ADC ENT
RJEYSN/HDQS 32ND AIRDIV SYRACUSE
RJEDSO/CONDR AIR TECH INTEL CNTR WPAFB
ZEN/ASST COFS INTEL HEDUSAF
ZEN/OFFICE INFO SVCE HEDUSAF
BT
FROM 99DOI 5932. REFERENCE AIR FORCE REGULATION
200-2, PARAGRAPH 15.
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT.
(1) OVAL TO OBLONG
(2) SILVER DOLLAR
(3) GREENISH, RED, BLUE AND WHITE.
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) APPROX 20 DISTINCT BRIGHT COLORED LIGHTS APPEARED TO BE
SUSPENDED FROM THE OBJECT AND THESE WERE ALTERNATELY FADING IN A
Classification Cancelled
OR Changed to …

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(5) OBJECT REMAINED IN AREA AFTER AIRCRAFT DEPARTED.
(6) THE OBJECT WAS UNDER PERIODIC OBSERVATION BY EITHER THE TAIL GUNNER OR PILOT FOR 35 MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION.
(1) GROUND VISUAL AND AIRBORNE VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) B-52, TAIL NO 678, TAC CALL SIGN COWDELL 19, 40,000 TRU VARIABLE UNDER GCI CONTROL, 443K, WESTOVER AFB, MASS.
D. TIME & DATE OF SIGHTING.
(1) 200145Z TO 200220Z 145-5 = 12:45
(2) NIGHT
E. AREA OF BRUNSWICK, BATH AND AUGUSTA MAINE.
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS.
(1) A/2C DAVIS, AC&W SITE CASWELL AFS. BATHNE. CONTROLLER, RELIABILITY U…

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K. STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 99TH BOMB WING, MAJOR ROBERT F. NELSON. CREW HAS HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AT HIGH ALT NIGHT FLYING IN ALASKAN AREA AND IS FAMILIAR WITH AURORA EFFECTS. THEY ALSO NOTED THE PLANET SATURN AT APPROX 15 DEGREES ELEVATION ABOVE THE OBJECT. THE CREW EXHIBITED CURIOSITY BUT NOT EXCITEMENT OVER SIGHTING AND COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION OR SUPPOSITION AS TO NATURE OF SIGHTING. AN AIRBORNE CIRVIS REPORT WAS FILLED BY VHF TO MCDILL AFB, FLA. THE TAIL GUNNERS SEARCH RADAR AND THE ACFT INTERPHONE SYSTEM WENT OUT WITHIN SECONDS AFTER SIGHTING. THE A&E SHO…

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TCZCSQG373ZCJYD131
YY RJEDSQ
DE RJEZHQ 803
Y 260430Z
FM HEDUSAF
TO ZEN/HEDUSAF
INFO RJEDSQ/ATIC
RJEDSJ/CONAD
RJEDDN/NCRAD
RJEDON/ADC
RJEDER/SAC

Y 260247Z
FM COMEASTSEAFRON NY NY
TO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF
REEMZC/CINCLANTFLT

FM COWEELL 19:AFE8
TO COMDR EASTERN SEA FRONTIES
AF GRNC
ET
/UNCLAS/ CIRVIS REPORT HAVE SIGHTED UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT OBLONG IN IN SHAPE 4355M 6956W 01457 ALTITUDE OF OBJECT 55000 AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE 40000 DIRECTION AND SPEED OF OBJECT UNKNOWN
ET
26:0206Z SEP RJESDLA
26/0247Z SEP REEFCM
26/0338Z SEP RJEZHQ

SEP 26 05 02 '58
26 SEP 59 07 33
DE

FILED
IN
ADJ
TO
DATE
By:

FILED
IN
AD…

2240Z 25 Sep
59

RECEIVED
29 SEP 50 07 22
ATIC

RECEIVED
SEP 27 02 42 '50

TELEPHONED
TO OD
NO. 71222
TIME 0630
Date 0720
By:

RC018
CZCSQF061ZCJYA023
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJEYSN 5K
P 262045Z

FM COMDR 654TH ACWRON BRUNSWICK NAS
TO RJEYSN/COMDR DET 9 1006TH AIR INTELL SER SQ ETHAN ALLEN
INFO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
ZEN/COMDR BANGOR ADS

4E4
4x2a2
MUS

RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB
RJEZHQ/COMDR DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEDNB/COMDR EADF
BT
/UNCLAS/ OIN 09-116. ATTN: INTEL OFFICER BANGOR ADS, ATTN: DIR
INTEL DET 2-26TH AD (FAGE) ATTN: CIC STEWART AFB. SUB: UNIDENTIFIED
FLYING OBJECT REPORT.

1. CIRCULAR
SMALL
RED, WHITE AND GREEN
ONE
NO FORMATION
STAR LIKE, YET NOT
NO TRAIL

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NO SOUND
FLASHING LIGHTS, ERRATIC MOVEMENT, CLOSE TOGETHER — one object?

2. WATCHING SKY
090 DEGREES 25 MILES FROM LEWISTON, MAINE
REMAINED IN SKY
NO FLIGHT PATH
NO DISAPPEARANCE
4-5 HOURS in sight 4 to 5 hours!

3. BOTH GROUND AND AIR VISU…

4. 2240Z/25 SEPT 58 2240-5-1740 (still daylight)
NIGHT CLEAR SLIGHT HAZE

5. LEWISTON, MAINE BRUSNWICK NAS, MAINE AIRBORNE B-52

6. MR ___________ BURLINGTON, VT.
AC2 ___________ AND ___________, BRUNSWICK NAS TOWER, MAINE

LT. HOAG, 654TH ACWRON DUTY DIRECTOR, MAINE

7. WX CONDITION-HAZE AND SLIGHT AURORA
WINDS NORTHWESTERLY FROM 20 TO 75 KTS

CLEAR

7 MILES

NONE

NO THUNDERSTORMS

8. SLIGHT AURORA

9. NO PHOTOS

10. DUE TO MISSION OF B-52 AND TIME INVOLVED, NO INTERCEPT MADE

11. LT. DAVID S. HOAG SENIOR DIRECTOR ON DUTY AT THE TIME
REPORT PREPARED BY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
NO CAUSE OF SIGHTI…