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PROJECT 10873 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  20 Apr 58 | Kentucky, W Va., Georgia | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 8:30 P.M. EST OHT 21/0119Z | ☐ Ground-Vessel ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☐ No | Military & Civilian |   |
|  7. LE…

Witness 32
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NAM

RAG24
O SGA234 YM230 ITFLA226
RR RJEDDN RJEDSO RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJEDFL 2
R 218233Z
FM COMDR 58AD D WPAFB
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEPHQ/ ACS/I HQ USAF WASH 25 DIC
RJEPNQ/OIS HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJEDSO/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEM WPAFB OHIO
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ CITE NO. 33234 SUBJECT: UFOB

A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(1) ROUND
(2) BASKETBALL
(3) WHITE
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) NONE
(7) TAIL WHITE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
(1) BRIGHT FLASH
(2) 48 DEG ABOVE HORIZON
(3) 28 DEG ABOVE HORIZON
(4) DECENDING
(5) BEHIND CLO…

(3) 28 DEC ABOVE HORIZON

(4) DECENDING
(5) BEHIND CLOUDS
(6) 99 SECONDS

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) N/A

D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING.
(1) 21/4'88Z
(2) DUSH

E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER
34DEC 58N 85DEC 21 W

6MILES SW OF 867TH ACWROM

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER
(1)
RT 2 RISING FAWN
(2) COMMUNITY

G. WEATHER & WINDS - ALOFT CONDITION TIME

APLACE OF SIGHTING:
(2) SURFACE 188 DEC 9 KT
6,888 - 228 DEC 30 KT
13,888 - 238 DEC 30 KT
16,888 - 258 DEC 30 KT
20,888 - 258 DEC 30 KT
30,888 - 260 DEC 40 KT
50,888 - 258 DEC 50 KT
(3) 788Z
(4) 28

(5) OVERCAST
(6) …

(2) COMMUNITY
G. WEATHER & WINDS-ALOFT CONDITION TIME
APPEARANCE OF SIGHTING:
(2) SURFACE 180 DEG 9 KT
6,000 - 220 DEG 30 KT
10,000 - 230 DEG 30 KT
16,000 - 250 DEG 30 KT
20,000 - 250 DEG 30 KT
30,000 - 260 DEG 40 KT
50,000 - 250 DEG 50 KT
(3) TORTS
(4) OWNERSHIP
(5) TRENDS TO NORTHM
I. NONE
J. NONE
ET
21/0241Z AFR RJEDFL

Wife generally from the SW.

April 21, 1918, Georgia, West Virginia:
A bright bullet-shaped object was reported traveling at high speed over area from Georgia to West Virginia, bitterness included airline and jet pilots, weather bureau observers, and many others. A weath…

21/01192

Matti

V SQ2057 YDB058 VYB029 VMC023SLA015
MM RJESKB RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJESSL 5
M 222130Z
FM COMDR 31ST FBWG
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH AD
RJEDSQ /COMDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM 31WDO 0709. UFOB. SUBMITTED IAW AFR 200-2.

(1) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(a) SHAPE ROUND
(b) A SMALL PIN OF LIGHT (SIMILAR TO AND AIRCRAFT AT DISTANCE) THEN AN ABRUPT INCREASE IN SIZE.
(C) LIGHT GREEN, INCREASING IN INTENSITY AS IT APPROACHED A/C
(D) ONES
(E) ONE
(F) INTERMITTANT EXHAUST OR TRAIL. PINK THEN DARK COMPARED TO

21/4E4
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CLOUDS.
(G) TRAIL WAS SMALLER THAN THE DIEAMETER OF THE SPHERE.
(H) NEGATIVE.
(I) THE APPROACH SPEED FROM THE NORTHEAST TOWARD OUR AIRCRAFT WAS LIKE A METEOR. HEADING WAS SOUTHWEST TOWARD OUR AIRCRAFT 9,000' IN A LEFT URN, AND THE OBJECT PASSED BETWEEN OUR A/C AND THE TOWN OF CORDELE, GA. THERE WAS A CLOUD LAYER AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000' JUST NORTH OF CORDELE, GA. THE OBJECT STOPPED AT AND ESTIMATED (7000', 10-15NM SOUTH OF CORDELE.

(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(A) BRIGHT LIGHT WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. (B) HIGH AND COMING TOWARD US. (C) LOW AND ABREAST …

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ST LT., 309TH FBS, PILOT, EXCELLENT,
1ST LT., 309TH FBS, PILOT, EXCELLENT.

(7) WEATHER AND WINDS: (A) 10,00' SCATTERED, 8,00' SCATTERED.
(B) 6,00' - 210/20K, 10,00' - 210/25K, - 16,00' - 210/30K
20,000' - 230/35K, 30,000' - 230/47K, 50,000' - 240/50K. (C)

NOT APPLICABLE. (D) 15 PLUS. (E) ONE EIGHTH. (F) WEST,
APPROXIMATELY 120 NM

(8) NONE

(9) NO REPORT SUBMITTED UNTIL NEXT MORNING.

(10) ONE KNOWN T-33 WAS NEAR DOLES BEACON AT 22,000'.

(11) ARTHUR J. COPP, 1ST LT., AIR TARGETS OFFICER, 309TH FBS.
BOTH AICCRAFT THAT SIGHTED THE OBJECT WERE FROM THE 309TH FBS,
AND ALL F…

AJE
URGENT
ATLANTA, APRIL 20.--(UP)--AN OBJECT FLASHED HIGH IN THE SKY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TONIGHT WITH A BLINDING LIGHT THAT WAS VISIBLE FROM KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA TO SOUTH GEORGIA. THE SECRETARY'S
213/105-2
Multi
30 Apr 8.24
AJIA
INSERT AFTER 1ST PGN OBJECT ATLANTA X X X SLINDING BRILLIANCE.
ATLANTA PHYSICIST AND ASTRONOMER DR. [redacted] SAID THE OBJECT PROBABLY WAS A METEOR KNOWN AS A "FIREBALL"--A LARGE METEOR BRIGHT ENOUGH TO CAST A REFLECTION AND UNUSUAL BRILLIANCE.
THE OBJECT APPEARED SHORTLY BEFORE 6:00 P.M. EST. ONE OBSERVER TIMED IT AT 8:24 P.M. SWITCHBOARDS OF …