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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  7 November 1957 | Bowling Green, Ohio | ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 07/2300Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE not definite ☐ Other ☐ …

DEPARTMENT OF AIR SCIENCE
AFROTC DETACHMENT No. 620
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO

11 November 1957

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting

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

1. In accordance with AFR 200-2, the following report is submitted
which was received by Cadet [redacted], an Air Science Cadet at this
detachment.

"On 7 November 1957 at 5:45 P.M., I Cadet [redacted] left the city
of Bowling Green, Ohio and proceeded east on Route 6 headed for Clyde, Ohio.
As I approached the first 90 degree curve on Route 6, ab…

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AFROTC Det 620, Bowling Green State University, 11 Nov 57, Subj: Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting

ADODI-B 1st Ind 21 NOV 1957

Headquarters Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado

TO: Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATTN: AFCIN-4E4, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

RJH

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Special Check & query to U.S. Weather Bureau - Military Wk Group deserves following:

1. Navy Balloon, Flt #35, Released. I was run 1 or 2 Nov/57 - was in this area on that date.

2. See Blue Chart, AWS-WPC. Navy Plot from USAF Wk Gp. Long AFB in Fla. Chart is now on file (Nov.…

Ltr, BGSU, Bowling Green, Ohio, 11 Nov 57, Subj: Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (Cont'd)

the windshield directly in front of me. The object appeared to be about 45 degrees at my position with the horizon. It appeared to be coming downward slowly and to have a definite flight pattern. The time elapsed before I lost sight of the object due to the light of oncoming cars. I lost sight of the object and didn't see it again. From the time of my first sighting the object until I lost sight of it was about twenty seconds.

I arrived in Clyde, Ohio around 7:00 P.M. I went directly to my girlfri…