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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 27 August 1958 | 3. LOCATION | Old Bridge, New Jersey  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 28/0209Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 3 hours | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Obj observed near the NE horizon. Had erratic movement, fm side to side for short distances, as well as disappearing & reappearing in the same location. Very bright. Occasional …

4EH

August 28, 1958

Technical Intelligence Branch
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Fairview, Ohio

To Whom It May Concern:

Last evening about 9:00 a few friends and I were observing an object in the sky for about 3 hours. We would like to know what it was.

Our location in Central Jersey, and the object appeared not very far above the North East horizon. It seemed to follow the same pattern of movement, going from side to side, covering a short distance. It would appear in the same place and disappear in the same place. It was very bright. Once it seemed to move in a complete circle.

We are…

OVER SHEET
SUBPENSE
ORIGIN OF BASIC
DATE
ASSIGNED BY
DATE
TYPE
NO.
SUBJECT
Unidentified Flying Object
ROUTING
Initial "IR" column to denote review prior to action. Initial "OUT" column to denote review of completed action. (X for action) ☑ for coordination.)
|  IN | OFFICE | OUT | IN | OFFICE | OUT | IN | OFFICE | OUT | IN | OFFICE | OUT | IN | OFFICE | OUT  |
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|  OIN-1 |  |  | OIN-2 |  |  | OIN-3 |  |  | OIN-4 |  |  |  | APOIN |   |
|  OIN-1X |  |  | OIN-2X |  |  | OIN-3X |  |  | OIN-4X |  |  |  | APOIN…

28/020.7
27 Aug
Astro (Mars)
17 September 1958

Dear Mr. and Mrs.

This is to acknowledge your letter of 28 August 1958 concerning an unidentified flying object observed by you at Old Bridge, New Jersey, on 27 August 1958.

There is insufficient data on which to base a valid conclusion. However, the following is offered as a possible solution:

At 9:00 p.m., EST, 27 August 1958, the star Alpheratz, which is a second magnitude star, was in the northeast, approximately 30 degrees above the horizon.

At 9:00 p.m., EDT, same day, the planet Mars was just beginning to appear above the northeastern …