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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 18 Aug 60 | 2. LOCATION | Fairfield, California  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 19/0410Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Roder ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Roder  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian and Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE SSW  |   |   |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING  |   |   |   |
|  Football shaped object with blunted ends, size of a pea, pale reddish-pink pastel color. Flight path was straight with a very hi…

CLASSIFICATION CANCELED AUTHORITY LETTER OF 1-8-58 FROM W. H. ANDERSON, STATE DEP'T BY James Primas DATE 3/23/67

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ESTIMATED 4000 FT. WAS CLEARLY SIGHTED ON A WESTERLY HEADING THREE TO FOUR MINUTES PRIOR TO UFO OBSERVATION.

A. WESTAF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ESTIMATES THAT TSGT WALKER IS AN SUPERIOR AND CREW MAN WHOSE OBSERVATION OF AERIAL PHENOMENA SHOULD PROVE RELIABLE. REPORTING OFFICER HAS NO PLAUDIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THE SIGHTING. IT WAS NOTED THAT TSGT WALKER WAS MOST FIRM IN HIS DESCRIPTION OF COLOR, SHAPE, COLOUR AND VERY HIGH SPEED OF THE OBJECT.

B. NO PHYSICAL EVID…

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IN WESTERN TRAVIS AFB CALIF
TO AUUFAL/ABC ENT AFB COLO
RJWESN/28 AIRDIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RJEEDA/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEDAA/NATO SCOTT AFB ILL
RJEEHA/HS USAF AFCIN WASH 25 DC
RJEEHS/OSAF FOR SAFIS WASH DC
BT
UNCLASSIFIED FROM UTSIN 19 N 32
THE FOLLOWING UFO SIGHTING IS TRANSMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 222-2, SECTION B, PARA 15 DTD 14 SEPT 59.
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(1) ELLIPTICAL SHAPE OR FOOTBALL SHAPE WITH BLUNTED ENDS
(2) SICK COMPARABLE TO THAT OF A PEA HELD AT ARMS
LENGTH
(3) BALE RESDISH-PICK PASTEL COLOR
(4) ONK OBJECT
(5) N/A

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(6) NO DISCERNABLE FEATURES OTHER THAN…

P. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER
(1) N/A
(2) TEST JAMES A. WALKER, AF1225558. TEST WALKER HAS
6000 HOURS FLYING TIME. HAS BEEN AN AERIAL GUNNERY INSTRUCTOR,
AERIAL GUNNER, CREW CHIEF, AND IS CURRENTLY A C124 FLIGHT
ENGINEER. HE APPEARS TO BE A BODER, CONSCIENTIOUS NCO.
G. WHATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF
RIGHTING.

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(1) OBSERVER REPORTS CAVU CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT AND
VARIABLE SURFACE WINDS FROM ABOUT 150 DEG
(2) WINDS RECORDED AT TRAVIS AFB, CALIF. AT APPROXIMATE
TIME OF RIGHTING

|  SURFACE | 23 | DEC | 7 KNOTS  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  8…

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(2) ANGLE OF LINE OF SIGHT OF OBJECT WHEN FIRST COMING INTO VIEW WAS REPORTED AT 20 DEG WITH GROUND. ELEVATION OF OBJECT OBSERVER REPORTS HAVING SEEN TWO METEORITES AND ONE AIRCRAFT FLYING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION.

(3) OBSERVED REPORTED AT 15,000 FEET.

(4) FLIGHT PATH STRAIGHT FOR 310 DEG MAGNETIC TO 190 DEG MAGNETIC AT VERY HIGH SPEED, MUCH FASTER THAN ECHO 1.

(5) OBJECT FADDED FROM VIEW RAPIDLY UNDER CONDITIONS NOTED IN (3) ABOVE.

(6) MANAGER OF OBSERVATION

(1) GROUND VISUAL

(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED

(3) N/A

(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING

(5) 192410Z

(6) NIGHT

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DD FORM 173 REPLACES DD FORM 173, 1 OCT 45. WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

|  JOINT MESSAGEFORM | SECURITY CLASSIFICATION  |
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|  UPCLASSIFIED  |   |
|  SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER  |   |
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|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MBG (Check) |   |   | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
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|  ACTION ROUTINE | DECK | MULTI | SINGLE | AF | ETKIN 19 H 32 | UNCIAS  |
|  INFO |  |  |  |  |  |   |
|  FROM: | ATIC, W-P AFB |   |   |   |   | SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS  |
|  TO: | TRAVIS AFB, CALIF. (R) (i…

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WARRANT'S DESCRIPTION AS TO COLOR AND HICK SPEED OF THE OBJECT, HARDWARE, MR. [redacted], HOLD NOT HARD A DEFINITE STATEMENT AS TO SHAPE AND COURSE OF THE OBJECT. LEUSCHNER OBSERVATORY, UNIV OF CALIF, BERKELEY, CALIF AS CONVCTED AS REVETTED, BUT BR [redacted] UNIVALL MONITORS UFO SIGHTINGS, WAS ON VACATION. THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEUSCHNER OBSERVATORY SUGGESTED REFERRING THE QUESTION TO BR [redacted] OF JAMES LICK OBSERVATORY, SAN JOSE, CALIF A DIVISION OF THE UNIV OF CALIF. IN BR [redacted] OPINION THE REPORTED HUFO COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A COURT. HE FURTHER STATES THAT IF THE …