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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  30 Jul 59 | SE of Cheju Do Island | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local not given GMT 20/0425Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rador | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  3. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 5. SOURCE Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Mushouys & Smokelights  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 7 then 1…

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1-COMOC-113, G-HOT NEWS, 5FICO-C 08131.
ATTN: INTELLIGENCE. 200430Z-200500Z JUL 59. THE FOLLOWING
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SONOBOUYS AND 15 MARK 7 SMOKELIGHTS 200425Z 31-45 NORTH 127-28 EAST
1CUS051 SPD 132 ALTITUDE 300 FT. MARK 7 SMOKES NOT EJECTED THROUGH
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THEY WERE, BUT HE THOUGHT THEY WERE 100 TO 150 FEET LONG. THE VESSELS WERE ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AND THEIR POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING WAS APPROXIMATELY 3220N -12730E. THE OBSERVERS RETURNED TO TORI-JIMA AND THEN WENT BACK TO THE AREA IN WHICH THESE VESSELS WERE SIGHTED. THE VESSELS WERE GONE. HOWEVER, THE OBSERVERS SPOTTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE LARGE ORANGE OBJECTS, ABOUT TEN IN NUMBER, IN THE WATER BENEATH THE SURFACE. THE OBJECTS APPEARED RED LIKE LARGE "GOLD FISH" THEY WERE LINE ABREAST. EVENLY SPACED AND LYING BENEATH THE SURFACE. THE SIZE OF THESE OBJECTS WAS…

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FROM AFCIN-1A1 53614

REFERENCE SAFICO-C 08131. YOUR
OBSERVATIONS GREATLY APPRECIATED. ONI ADVISES VESSELS WERE PART OF
U.S. FLEET AND GOLDFISH WERE DYE MARKERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SONAR
SJOYS. THE ALERTNESS OF YOUR PILOTS IS COMMENDABLE AND ALTHOUGH NO
FOREIGN INCIDENT INVOLVED, REPORTS OF THIS TYPE TEND TO POINT UP
AWARENESS OF TENSION IN YOUR A…