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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 24 Sep 63 | 2. LOCATION Martinsburg, Ohio | 13. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0000 CMT 24/0700Z | 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  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not reported | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE not reported  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMM…

Sept. 24, 1963

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Gentlemen:

I sighted strange aircraft that flickered and dimmed NW of Martinsburg, O. At about 2:00 P.M. today and didn't find a way of reporting it locally at Mt. Vernon Civil Defense. Since I heard no motor either coming or going I felt it should be reported.

Dogs were barking about that time and I might have missed keying it, however, if it made any noise it made very little.

Do you ever have any interference from the ground in the way of electronics, increased auto noises, or noises and voices amplified?

Do you still need gr…

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Maitinsburg, Ohio

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

CWR

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW

SUBJECT: Request for UFO Information (Mrs. [redacted]

TO: Hq USAF SAF-OI 3b (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C

Reference the attached letter from Mrs [redacted] dated 24 Sep 63, requesting information on unidentified flying objects. This letter is forwarded to your office for whatever action you deem necessary.

FOR THE COMMANDER

ERIC T. JONCKREUSE
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems

1 Atch
Ltr fm Mrs [redacted]
24 Sep 63

October 14, 1963

Dear Mrs. [redacted]

This is in reply to your letter of September 24, 1963, in which you reported sighting unidentified objects during the early morning of the 24th.

What you may have seen was an air refueling mission which might have been taking place at that time. The aircraft might have been too high for the noise of their engines to be heard.

Since there are so many scientific and technical instruments scanning the skies each night, visual observations are of little value to the Air Force in its investigation of unusual aerial phenomena.

Thank you for reporting this i…