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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 1 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Argentia & St. Johns Area, Newfoundland Thule AFS, Greenland | 12. CONCLUSIONS | ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 02/0235Z, 0140 & GMT 0130Z 2. 02/0245Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |  | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Military & Civilian |  | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Ast
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Mult 1 02/0130Z
9
2nd REP
1-4E4
2-4A2
3-4F1
4-4X2a
5-4X
Speckley
when?
C130 Z-9
= 2130 hrs
(i.e. 9:30 PM
Locus)
1 Dec 1937

SQF009 YDC006EEYA021 JEA017 JDC012 ZJA045FXA026
7YRJEPHQRJEDDN RJEDSQ
DE RJENFX 12A
Y020530Z
FM JIR 64TH CVNAD CC
TO RJEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
RJEDDN/COMV ADN INT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/COMM ATIC WIAFB OHIO
ZEN/AOC ADCH ST HUBERT QUEBEC
BT
CONAD CC 3923 BEWEEN THE PERIOD FROM 02/0130Z TO 020330Z UNUSUAL
OBJECT SIGHTED IN THE SKY IN THE AREA OF ST. JOHNS NFLD. BY
A NUMBER OF OBSERVERS. REPORTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME ARE AS
FOLLOWS: TWO USAF PERSONNEL, T/SGT W.A. BATEMAN AF 
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CIVILIANS. THE MANAGER OF A LOCAL RADIO STATION STATED THAT 5 REPORTS WERE MADE TO HIM. THREE PEOPLE REPORTED SEEING A LARGE FIXED LIGHT IN THE SKY AND TWO OTHERS SAID THEY NOTICED A BRIGHT FLASHING OBJECT MOVE ACROSS THE SKY IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AND THAT IT SEEMED TO BE EXPLODING. ANOTHER CIVILIAN REPORTED SEEING A BRIGHT FLASH IN THE SKY AT 0140Z AND A SEAMAN STATIONED A ARGENTIA NAVAL AIR STATION REPORTED TO AUTHORITIES THERE THAT HE SAW A LIKE PPENOMENA AT APPROXIMATELY 0130Z THE WEATHER SECTION OF THE 64TH CONAD CC REPORTS LOCAL WEATHER DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AS BEING LIGHT RAIN AND 
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2/0245Z
Multi 1ST REPT
280037 09 58

SQE006 YNA002 JYA030 JSA002 7JA036FXA010
" " " "YY RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJENFX 1A
Y 020450Z
FM DIR CONAD CC
TO RJEPHQ/ DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
ZEN/ADCH ST HUBERT QUEBEC
BT
64TH CONAD CC 3917

TO meager in
inp. Not enough
inp. Just
that a changing color object
moved from EEW
2-4E4
3-4F1
4-4X22
5-4X
Not Sputnik
Ref. state
Estimate
How best?

ONE KQL UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTED VISUALLY
AT SOUTH OF THULE FLYING FROM EAST TO WEST DISTANCE UND AT 0245Z,
MOVING EAST SIZE UNK SPEED IN KNOTS (VER

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