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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 20 October 1957  |
| --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 0025 GMT 20/0525Z  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes. ☑ No  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | brief  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | NW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Bright light descending toward the NW horizon. Object was seen briefly glowing brightly and leaving a trail like a Roman candle. Much like a bright star except for the trail.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Earth now intersecting Orionid shower. Probably meteor.  |
|  12. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibl…

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RAS17
V WPB318 YDC937 TYBS27HQK317
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP
ZDK
THQB318
PP RJEDWP RJEDEN
DE RJEPHQ 811
P 233633Z
FM HEDUSAF WASHDC
TO RJEDWP/COMATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
BT
UNCLASSIFIED FROM AFCIN 34656

THE FOLLOWING UFOB SIGHT WAS RECEIVED AT 3345 LOCAL FROM MR. PLACE, WASHINGTON, D.C. MR. STATED WHILE AT THE CORNER OF 13TH STREET AND MISSOURI AVENUE, WASHINGTON D.C., HE OBSERVED A BRIGHT LIGHT DESCENDING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST HORIZON. OBJECT WAS SEEN BRIEFLY GLOWING BRIGHTLY AND LEAVING A TRAIL LIKE A ROMAN CANDLE. OBJECT WAS SIGHTED AT 3325 LOCAL. OBSERVER FU…

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JEDWP H103V WPB025 YDB010HTYB043HQB035
PP RJEDWP RJEDEN
DE RJEPHQ 508 RFM HQ USAF
ZUI HQB018 DE RJEPHQ 812 P 200633Z ADDRESSED TO REDWP/COMATIC
WPAFB OHIO X RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO X CITE NBR AFCIN 34656 X
SSN SHUD READ QUOTE 811 IMI 811 UNQUOTE
20/1505Z

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  20 October 1957 | Dayton, Ohio | ☐: Was Balloon ☐: Probably Balloon ☐: Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐: Was Aircraft ☐: Probably Aircraft ☐: Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 1140 GMT 20/1640Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐: Probably Astronomical ☐: Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐: Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐: Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☐ No | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OB…

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DISPOSITION FORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (If one)
IV Balloon

|  FILE NO. | SUBJECT  |
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|   | Extract from SDO Report 20 October 1957  |

TO AFCIN-4X4
FROM AFCIN-4X2a
DATE 21 Oct 57
COMMENT NO. 1
Maj T J Connair/dmt
59117/B 263/P A37

Following is an extract from SDO Captain H Tom's report of 20 October 57 for your information and necessary action:

"1145 - S/Sgt L Sherwood of AMC Command Post reported a call from Mrs. [redacted] Road, Dayton. Phone [redacted] about a very shiny object moving very slowly above the TV Tower near Germantown in Dayton…