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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 15 Oct 59 | 2. LOCATION | Dover AFB, Delaware | 12. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 15/2301Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical | ☐ …

15 OCT 59 3

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASURED MESSAGE

AF IN: 17750 (16 Oct 59) 8 6/6 AM N G

ACTION: CIN
INFO: COP, GAFS
SMD B 218

CZCHQD798ZCYJE658

PP RJEZHQ
DE RJEDSB 51
P 161946Z ZEX
FM COMDR 1607 AIRTRANSWG DOVER AFB DEL
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEZSN/COMDR DET 3 26 AIRDIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEZHQ/ASSI CHIEF OF STAFF INTL HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICE HW USAF
RJEDAA/COMDR MATS DCS PL INTL DIV
INFO RUEPBL/1006 AISS FORT BELVOIR VA
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS PLN 16-K-11

UFO. A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT:
(1) WHITE FIREBALL WITH TAIL CHANGING WHITE TO ?)73 …

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN: 17750 (16 Oct 59) INCOMING

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(6) NONE
(7) AS IN PARAGRAPH (1)
(8) NONE
(9) NONE

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(1) THE APPEARANCE OF A BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE SKY.
(2) OBSERVED ON A BEARING OF APPROXIMATELY 190 DEGREES, TRAVERSED AN ARC OF 45 DEGREES TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AND DISAPPEARED ON A BEARING OF 145 DEGREES. APPROXIMATE COURT QWP DEGREES. ALL BEARINGS AND HEADINGS MAGNETIC. THE ELEVATION 4 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON OR JUTST ABOVE THE TREE TOPS.
(3) SAME AS (2) ABOVE.
(4) FLIGHT PATH EXAC…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

AF IN : 17750 (16 Oct 59)
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(2) NONE

(3) N/A

D. TIME AND DATE OF SITING:

(1) 15 OCT 59, 2301Z AND 45 SECONDS TO 59 SECONDS.

(2) DUSK, CLEAR, GOOD VISIBILITY, FULL MOON RISING.

E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S):

(1) CONTROL TOWER, ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET, DOVER AFB, DEL.

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER(S):

(1) T/SGT WILLIAM C. CARN, JR., AF14432231, 2016TH AACS SQ, DOVER AFB, DEL., TOWER CHIEF, 8 YEARS' EXPERIENCE, CONSIDERED EXTREMELY RELIABLE.

(2) A/2C JOHN D. OLIVE, SAME ORG…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

AP IN: 17750 (16 Oct 59)
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(4) 7 MILES

(5) 12,000 SCATTERED

(6) NONE

(7) INVERSION AT 700 FT - 1,000 FT OF 4 DEGREES CENTIGRADE AND SECOND INVERSION AT 5,000 FT 3 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. SURFACE TEMPERATURE 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

H. NONE

I. NONE

J. NONE

K. WING PLANS AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, STANLEY J. ASH, MAJOR, USAF. BECAUSE OF THE EXACT BEARINGS AVAILABLE FROM THE TOWER AND THE EXACT TIME AND FURATION OF THE SITING, AND BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL TRAJECTORY AT CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE, IT IS CON…

No Case (Information Only) 1 October 1959
Maysville, Kentucky

News Release 1959

...An unidentified object, measuring eight inches in length and 12 inches in diameter, was found last October 1st by Hudson Carpenter, a farmer living near Maysville, Kentucky. The object is cylinder-shaped and made of a hard white plastic and heavy aluminum. It was found about 1,000 feet from a main highway, lying on the ground. It was taken by Mr. Carpenter to the office of a local newspaper for examination, and then presumably sent to the Air Force...

No Case (Information Only) 1) October 1959 Warsaw, Poland

WARSAW, OCT. 14.4-(UPI)--ANOTHER SYSTERIOUS GLOW IN THE SKY A APPEARED OVER POLAND LAST NIGHT.
HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS OF BIALYSTOK NEAR THE POLISH-RUSSIAN WORBER SAW A LUMINOUS OBJECT MOVING IN A SOUTHWEST-NORTH-EAST DIRECTION AT ABOUT 9:30 P.M. (4:30 P.M. EST).
UNLIKE INHABITANTS OF WARSAW, WHO LAST WEEK HAILED A NIGHT.
GLOW OVER A CHURCH STEEPLE AS A VISION OF THE VIRGIN MARY, BIALYSTOK VIEWERS WERE CONVINCED THEY WERE SEEING THE RETURN OF RUSSIAN MOON ROCKET LUNIK III.
THE POLISH NEWS AGENCY PAY, HOWEVER, SUGGESTED THE BRIGHT OBJECT …

17 - 30 OCTOBER 1959 SIGHTINGS

|  DATE | LOCATION | OBSERVER | EVALUATION  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  17 | Franklin, Ohio |  | Astro (STARS/PLANEIS)  |
|  19 | N of Langley AFB, Virginia |  | Other (HOAX)  |
|  19 | Republic of Korea | Military (PHOTO/NR) | Astro (VENUS)  |
|  19 | Great Mills, Maryland | National Airlines |   |
|  19 | Near Cartegena, Columbia | Eastern Airlines | Insufficient Data  |
|  19 | Plainville, Kansas | Columbian Navy | Insufficient Data  |
|  20 | Dayton, Ohio | Military | UNIDENTIFIED  |
|  20 | Dayton, Ohio |  | Aircraft  |
|  21 | Atlantic Ocean E of Virgin…