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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  30 July 1957 | Wilmington, Delaware | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 30/1857Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ 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 OBSERVATION 
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30/0500Z
Deft
Ored (Anon Bowles)
30 Jul 1957
450 pgt
Reported Compt.
C.S. June 55
August 26
(Unusually deptft
deplegy and
seem as
for south as
Houston
Tex. counsel
for Bowles)
Re'd, Green
etc.

# All Lit Up... Sky, That Is

Mortgag Seafare of red and green light described by
convenience of 3rd inst. as "one of the best displays ever
seen in the area" marked the northern school Valley, this
last night.

They are Annon Bowles, commonly called northern lights.
The lights are caused by particles from explosions on the
sun entering the atmosphere and sanguents field of the earth.

See reports calle
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | SWD Fighter Group (AD), New Castle County Air Base, Wilmington, Del. | ROTAL NO. | PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

(1) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT:
(a) Round, viewed at an angle that appeared to be tilted making the object oval shaped.
(b) Dull silver, size of a silver dollar.
(c) Dull silver.
(d) Did not see any marks.
(e) One object.
(f) None, other than being round and its movements.
(g) None
(h) None
(i) Color grew more intense as it flew away, appeared to grow br
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30/16578
14500 11150
56

|  ORIGIN | USA | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |   |
|  NUMBER | Unidentified Flying Object  |   |   |
|  AREA REPORTED BY | Minister, Delaware | FROM (Agency) | 2nd Fighter Group (Air Defense)  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 14 August 1957 | DATE OF INFORMATION | 11 August 1957  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | Major Cecil F. Daniel, Ops Staff Officer | SIGNATURE | Interview (Telecon)  |
|  REFERENCES (General number, No other, previous report, etc., to applicable) |   |   |   |
|  SUMMARY: (Order source ne
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FROM (Agency) 	REPORT NO.
R43D FIGHTER GROUP (ID), New Jersey 	PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES
County Air Base, Wila, Del

(6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS:
(a) Mr. [redacted], [redacted], Wilmington, Del., [redacted]
Occupation: Newspaper (Admin), Age: 18
(b) Mr. [redacted], [redacted], Wilmington, Del., Occupation: Newspaper (Admin), Age: Unk
(7) WEATHER AND WIND-ALOFT, CONDITIONS AT TIME OF PLACE OF SIGHTING:
(a) Clear
(b) Report from the nearest AME or US Weather Bureau Office of Wind direction and
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 3. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  30 July 1957 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/8100Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 5. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5-6 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE West  |
|  10. BRIEF
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30 31/01003
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RR RJEDEN RJEPNA RJEDWP
DE RJWFDN 6
R 312253Z
FM COMDR 34TH ADD KIRTLAND AFB N MEX
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEDNA/D I HQ USAF WASHINGTON D C
BT
UNCLAS INT 4117. THE FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, DATED 12 AUG 54. 1. (A) ROUND, (B) DIME, (C) WHITE, (D) ONE (1), (E) N/A, (F) NEGATIVE, (G) NEGATIVE, (H) NEGATIVE, (I) NEGATIVE. 2. (A) IT WAS VERY HIGH AND VERY FAST. ((B) NEGATIVE, (C) NEGATIVE, (D) LEVEL FLIGHT HEADING WEST, (E) WENT I
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Ground words from the P/W - N.W. therefore impossible object to condition

PAGE TWO RJWFDN 6

UNKNOWN. 7. (A) VERY CLOUDY, (B) 6,000 FEET 509/02, 10,000 FEET 010/12, 16,000 FEET 340/06, 20,000 FEET 300/06, 30,000 FEET 210/06, 50,000 FEET 110/13, 80,000 FEET 090/25. (C) 90 SCATTERED, E 150 BROKEN, HIGH OVERCAST. (D) 60 MILES, (E) SEE (C) ABOVE, (F) NEGATIVE. 8. NONE, 9. NONE, 10. NONE, 11, CAPTAIN E. M. ABRAMSON, SENIOR CONTROLLER, HEADQUARTERS 34TH AIR DIVISION (DEFENSE). ATTACHES LITTLE SIGNIFICANCE TO REPORT. DESPITE FACT THAT SIGHTING OCCURRED OVER A POPULATED AREA, IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED BY 

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