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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 10 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION | 20 Mi S of Portland, Maine  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1130 GMT 10/1130Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | B-47 Crew  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | approx 4 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | NW to SE | 10. COMMENTS | Time, appearance, bearings etc., indicate that the object was Sputnik - the Soviet satellite. Check with orbital tracks and Smithsonian Astrophysical Obse…

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BRA018
EOA 041SYY005
RR RJEDEN RJEDSQ
DE RJWFSY 67
R
FM COMDAIRDIV 802 SCHILLING
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
RJEPHQ/DI USAF WASHINGTON DC
BT

16 Dec 57 07 59
A
1/2
4E4
4-4X2a
REC

A

1. 40DOI 75501 SECTION I OF II SUBJECT: "UFOB" FOLLOWING IS A REPORT OF THE SIGHTING OF AN UFOB BY TWO B-47 AIR CREWS OF THE 40 BOMWG/
1.) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(A) OBJECT APPEARED TO RESEMBLE A STAR FROM THE DISTANCE INVOLVED SN THE OBSERVATION.
(B) IN SIZE OBJECT APPEARED COMPARABLE TO A PEA HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. IT APPEARED…

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(D) ONE
(E) N/A
(F) NONE
(G) NONE
(H) NONE
(I) NONE

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2.) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
(A) CREWS ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO OBJECT BY ITS BRIGHTNESS AND ITS SPEED, AND BY THEIR INVESTIGATION AT THAT TIME FOR A CELESTIAL BODY SUITABLE AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION.
(B) (C) OBJECT CROSSED THE TRACK OF BOTH AIRCRAFT WHILE THEY WERE MAKING GOOD A COURSE OF 230 DEGREES AT AN ALTITUDE OF 35,000 FEET. THE ANGLE OF ELEVATION OF THE OBJECT WHEN FIRST AND LAST OBSERVED WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OBJECT WAS DESCRIBING A COURSE FROM 310 DEGREES TO 170…

UNCLASSIFIED

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6.) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS:
(A) N/A
(B) 1. IRVING, JOHN C., MAJOR, USAF, 40BW, SAC,
AIRCRAFT COMMANDER RATED EXTREMELY RELIABLE, MAJOR
IRVINGS EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL ARE
ATTESTED TO BY HIS POSITION OF STANDBOARD AIRCRAFT
COMMANDER OF THIS ORGANIZATION.
2. MEAD FRANK F. III, CAPTAIN, USAF, 40BW, (SAC),
CO-PILOT, RATED EXTREMELY RELIABLE. CAPTAIN MEAD
IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO MAJOR IRVINGS CREW, AND
HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN HIS POSITION OF
WING STANDBOARD PILOT. FAMILIARITY WITH CELESTIAL
BODIES IS ESSENTIAL TO HIS DUTY OF ASSIST…

UNCLASSIFIED
BRA020EOA 049 PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT PRIOR TO
R R JEDEN RJEDSQ CATEGORY I EXCELLENTLY REMOVE
DE RJWFSY 68 SALL INTERNAL REFERENCES BY DATE-TIME GROUP
15 Dec 57 PRIOR TO DECLASSIFICATION

1) 2) 4E4
3) 4-4X2a
4-4X2a

FM COMDAIRDIV 802 SCHILLING
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
RJEPHQ/DI USAF WASHINGTON DC

DT 40DOI 75501 SECTION II OF II "UFOB."

(C) N/A
(D) VISIBILITY UNLIMITED
(E) NO CLOUD COVER ALONG TRACK OF OBSERVATION
(F) N/A

8.) UNUSUAL ASTRONOMICAL OR METEORLOGICAL ACTIVITY: NONE
9.) NO INTERCEPT…

10/1230Z

JOINT MESSAGEFORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED 2F
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
MULTIPLE 24 Dec 57 15 462 25c/ac
24/1956Z

|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
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|  ACTION ROUTINE | BOOK MULTI SINGLE | AF | X |   |
|  INFO ROUTINE | ac |  |  |   |

FROM: COMDR ATIC

TO: COMDR, 802ND AIR DIVISION RJWFSY
SCHILLING AFB, KANSAS
CC: 1006TH AISS, ENT AFB (INFO) RJEDDN
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO
UNCL/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 12-2016-Z

REF YOUR UFO REPORT TT MSG 40-DOI-75501, B-47 …