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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 13. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  17 September 1956 | New Castle, Delaware | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 17/2330Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ 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 three to thirteen mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE see bel…

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Headquarters
82ND FIGHTER GROUP (AIR DEFENSE)
United States Air Force
New Castle County Air Base
Wilmington, Delaware

GPOT

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object Report

TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado

A155-UFOB-37766

Inclosed herewith is a Report of an Unidentified Flying Object in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2 dated 12 August 1954 and ADC Regulation 200-7 dated 29 January 1955.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

1 Incl
JOSEPH M. RODGERS, JR.
Captain, USAF
Adjutant

UFOB Rept (1 cy)

120422 11 01

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)

|  COUNTRY | U3A | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |   |
|  SUBJECT | Unidentified Flying Object  |   |   |
|  DATE REPORTED ON | New Castle Delaware | FROM (Agency) | 82nd Fighter Group  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 24 September 1956 | DATE OF INFORMATION | 18 September 1956  |
|  FINISHED BY (Agency) | Capt Leon A. Blackmon, Operations Officer | SUBJECT | Interviews (Telephonic)  |
|  PREPARED BY (Control number, direction, previous report, etc., as applicable) |   |   |…

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

82nd Fighter Group

REPORT NO.

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(c) N/A

(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:

(a) 2330Z, 17 Sept 1956

(b) Dusk

(5) New Castle, Del

New Castle, Del

(6) INENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS:

(a) Age 14; New Castle, Delaware; Paper Delivery Boy. 50; 29; New Castle, Del; New Paper reporter. 33; New Castle, Delaware; Housewife.

(b) N/A

(7) Weather and winds aloft conditions:

(a) All observers agree that an electrical steam was in the area and that the sky was overcast.

(b) Surface - 300°, 25 K 20,000 - 250° 60 K
6,000 - 280°, 25 K 30,0…

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FORM (A10-10) 82nd Fighter Group
REPORT NO.
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(1) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT:

(a) described it as cigar shaped, as similar to a moving star with jagged edges and as circular shaped with points at top, bottom and sides.

(b) described the size as that of a half dollar piece, as that of a small grapefruit or baseball, as that of a half dollar at first, then like a grapefruit, then back to half dollar size.

(c) All observers agreed that it was a very bright light, silver or white in color.

(d) All observers agreed that there was only one obj…