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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25-26 Feb 58 | GANDER, Glenwood, Newfoundland | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 25/0410Z, 26/0405Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical (A.M.T.)  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hr 25 mins, still in sight one | 8. NUMBER …

Note: This is a follow-up msg. original UFO msg never recd
FEB 26 02 32 '58

SYC031 YDE001JYA043ZCZJA034FXA014

***YY RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ

DE RJENFX 2A
Y 210200Z
FM DIR 64TH CONAD CC
TO RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF
RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC
TEN/AOC EDC
SH

UNCLAS UFOB 1668 FOR AOC ADC A COC/INTE
FOLLOW UP REPORT RER UFOB MSG 1594 MR
OF GLENNWOOD NEWFOUNDLAN D INVESTIGATED AREA 18 MILES SOUTH OF
GANDER WHERE OBJECT BELIEVED TO HAVE LANDED. FOUND A CLEARING BETWEEN
TREES ONE QUARTER MILE BY 1000 FT, TREES UPROOTED, SNOW CLEARED IN
PERFECT RECTANGULAR SHAPE. SNOW WAS DEPRESSED AND PLOWED…

321 M54
0700Z
23

T ST SQF071 YDE007JYE054ZCZCZJE032FXA031
***YY RREDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJENFX 9A
Y 260539Z ZEX
FM COMDR 64TH CONAD CC
TO RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF
RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON ANB
BT
/UNCLAS/ CONAD CC 1674

1. A. GLOWING OBJECT, UNABLE TO DETERMINE SHAPE.
B. ESTIMATED SFEET IN DIAMETER.
C. ORANGE.
D. ONE.
F. OBJECT CAST GLOW ESTIMATED 500 TO 1000 FEET.
G. NONE.
I. NONE.
2. A. GLOW IN HORIZON. Apparently object was on or near the horizon

This was the condition therefore

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D. N/A.
E. STILL IN SIGHT.
F. AT 0530Z, OBJECT HAD BEEN IN SIGHT FOR 1 HOUR AND 25 MIN.
3. A. GROUND VISUAL.
B. NONE.
C. N/A.
4. A. 26/0405Z. 3:30 0035 Local time, 25 Feb. 1958 < TIME DATE
B. NIGHT.
5. A. OB ERVERS POSITION, 2 MILES OUT OF GLENWOOD, NF. GLENWOOD IS LOCATED 18 MIL SOUTH OF GANDER NF.
GY. A. FORMER SERVICEMAN, RECENTLY RELEASED FROM RCAF AT THE RANK OF LAC. SOURCE
B. N/A.
7. A. HIGH OVERCAST CONDITION WITH GOOD VISABILITY, ESTIMATED 15 MILES.
B. 150.10
190/10
220/25
240/30
240/35
250/60
230/30
71. Sky was overcast at around 7000 feet, the refactive, neg. refraction, and then …

090/10

3. che all for which would indicate an astronomical body
4. Everything done would indicate an astronomical body, except for the bright
500-1000 feet

C. 7500 OVERCASTGM
D. 15 MILES.
E. NIL.
F. NIL.
G. A. NONE.
H. A. RCMP OFFICERS FROM THE G

GANDER AREA AND THE OPS OFFICER FROM THE 226TH AC&W RON, GANDER ARE GOING TO THE AREA TO INVESTIGATE.

10. A. NONE
11. A. EVALUATION OF DATA WILL FOLLOW REPORT FROM INVESTIGATING OFFICIALS.
12. A. NONE.
BT
26/0545Z FEB RJENFX

Will carry to UNKNOWN pending receipt of further info. which may assist in analysis.

CONFIDENTIAL E & E
CONFIDENTIAL

At 12:40 A.M., 25 February 1958, a call was received from Mr. [redacted] Glenwood, Newfoundland. He reported the sighting of a disc like object falling from the sky and on fire.

Later during the day Mr. [redacted] called and stated he had visited the area where the object had touched landed and found a clearing 1/4 mile by 1000 ft, trees freshly broken and uprooted, and snow cleared away in a perfect triangle. The snow was depressed and plowed up at one end. There were no signs of heat or tracks. He also stated that a Mrs. [redacted] and her daughter of Gl…

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At 10:45 A.M., 27 February 1958, a ground party left Glenwood with Mr. [redacted] to locate the clearing he claimed to have found, with no success.

Two officials of the Bowaters Woods Department, Glenwood, who knew Mr. [redacted] for some time, were interviewed. It was learned that Mr. [redacted] has a reputation - to put it mildly - of [redacted]. This is borne out by the fact that during the search, he made several inquiries as to whether this incident would receive any publicity. When he was informed that it probably would not, his assurance that he could find the clearing again becam…

HEADQUARTERS
64TH CONAD DIVISION
United States Air Force
APO 862, New York, New York

CONAD CC

7 MAR 1958

SUBJECT: Operations - 72 GCbc Sighting Report

TO: Director Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D.C.

Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado

Air Officer Commanding
Air Defense Command Headquarters
St Hubert, Quebec
ATTN: CCC/INTEL

Reference our CONAD CC message 1647, 26 February 1958, the following follow-up report is submitted.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

Fred N. Schmidt
FRE…