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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 4 Jan 59 | 2. LOCATION | Taft, California area  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 4-5 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | SW to NE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Oval obj, size of basketball at 50 to 100 yards. Silver in color. Looked like a ball of fire with silver tail and a longer trail coming from underneath. O…

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CZCSQB174ZCWYA118
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJWFDN 3
P 062155Z
FM COMDR 34TH ADIV
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CENTER
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/COMDR OIS HQ USAF
INFO RJWFAL/COMDR 1006TH AISS
RJWFKF/COMDR CADF
BT
TELEPHONED
TO CARDFORD
NO. 71222
TIME 02262
Date 07 APR 59
By: KES
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4 4X2a2
UNCLAS FROM INT 89. CADF/ATTN:CNIDI.
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
1. OVAL
2. TWICE THE SIZE OF A ROTATING BEACON AT 20,000 FEET, AT 10 MILES
DISTANCE. THE SIZE OF A (BASKETBALL) AT 50 TO 100 YARDS.
3. SILVER
4. ONE
7. LONG SILVER FROM TAIL AND A LONGER TRAIL COMING FROM UNDE…

KANSAS. RESORT, CONCORD, CALIF.

G. WEATHER:
1. CLOUDS IN AIRCRAFT'S AREA BUT THE SKY CLEAR AT OBJECTS SIGHTING.
2. 27 60
25 65
26 60
3. NONE
4. TO THE STARS
5. NONE
6. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. TWA 52, TWA 87, RESORT 910
K. CAPT CHARLES E. MOYERS, INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, NO PRELIMINARY
AMALYSIS.
L. NONE
BT
06/2230Z JAN RJWFDN

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1. WAS LOOKING IN THE AREA. NOTICED THE LIGHT.
2. 30 TO 40 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. AIRCRAFT WAS ON 160 DEGREE
HEADING AND OBJECT WAS SIGHTED IN AIRCRAFT 10:30 POSITION TRACKING TO
HIS 08:00 POSITION ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 285 DEGREE COURSE AND
SIGHTED THE OBJECT IN THE SOUTHWEST HEADING TO THE NORTHEAST.
3. OBJECT WAS AT THE SAME ELEVATION BUT WAS IN THE NORTH
WHEN IT DISAPPEARED.
4. TRACKING SW TO NE AND MADE A SHARP 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT
IN THE NORTH AND FADED.
5. AFTER 90 DEGREE TURN IT FADED LIKE A METOR.
6. 4 TO 5 SECONDS OR 60 DEGREES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
1. AIR VISUAL
2…