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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  17 March 1957 | Fontana, California | ☐ Was Balloon ☑ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 16/0022Z | 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 three or four mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE hovering  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTIN…

15+1/2 MAR
1 (Witness)
20

WPH116
PP-T-AREA C
DE RJEDWP 46H
RW RERUN OF INC WPH114 DE RJESKB 3D
WPH114
WPE020 YMA121 VYD043 VDE069KBA035
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 3D
P 191300Z
FM COMDR 660TH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF WASH DC
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS 0138 PD ATTN: EADF CIC PD
1. SPARKLING LIFHT
A. UNKNOWN
B. SMALLER THAN STAR
C. WHITE
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. MOVED FROM THE ONE OCLOCK POSI…

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H. NONE
I. NONE
2. MOVING TO WEST AT STEADY RATE OF SPEED
A. HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING AT THE MOON
B. FOURTY FIVE DEGREES
C. UNKNOWN
D. MOVED TO THE WEST AT A STEADY RATE OF SPEED
E. UNKNOWN
F. AT LEAST ONE HOUR
3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. BINOCULARS SEVEN BY FIFTY POWER
C. N/AA
4. 15/2030 E DASH 2130 E MARCH 1957
A. 16/0130Z DASH 0230Z MARCH 1957
B. NIGHT
5. HQ 5705
6. A. FLA. SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT
B. N/A
7. A. SKY HAD BROKEN CLOUDS FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORM
B. 6,000 FT, 320 DEG, 5 TO 10 K, 10,000 FT, 290 DEG, 8K, 16,000FT, 270DEG, 10K, 20,000FT, 268DEG, 15K,

if observed for …

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30,000FT, 240 DEG, 55K, 50,000FT, 250DEG, 50K,
73,000FT, 850 DEG, 10K PD
C. 300 FEET TO 500 FEET
D. 10 MILES
E. BROKEVN
F. NONE
G. UNKNOWN
H. N/A
I. AN A/C WAS ONERHEAD MOVING EAST
II. POSSIBLY AIRCRAFT NAVAGATION LIGHTS ON STEADY
III. NONE
BT
19/1501Z MAR RJESKB

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 March 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Belleview, Florida  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 18/0100Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Ground-Order ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | five sconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 8 or 10  |
|  9. COURSE | N to S | 10. COMMENTS | Concur with Reporting Officer that this sighting was probably caused by a meteor disintegrating in atmosphere.  |

ATSC FORM 329 (R…

17 18/0100Z
170357-1
19 Mar 57 14 08
170357-1
2} 4E4
3-4X20
AUPH113 WPG142 YDA123 VYC088 VDA074KBA033
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 2D
P 191300Z
FM COMDR 660TH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO

RJESKE COMDR 35TH ADIV DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF WASH DC
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY

BT

/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS 0137 PD ATTN: EADF CIC PD
1. WHITE LIGHT GLOW PD FAINT WHITE PD
A. UNKNOWN
B. UNKNOWN
C. WHITE
D. EIGHT OR TEN IN A CLUSTER
E. CLUSTER
F. TERRIFIC RATE OF SPEED CMA FASTER THAN JET
G. NONE
H. NONE

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1. VERY FAST
2. NORTH FROM SOUTH
A. HQ 50 BLACK OBSERVER FOR GOC LOOKING FOR AIRCRAFT
D. STRAIGHT PATH
E. FLEW FROM SIGHT
F. FIVE SECONDS
3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. 7 BY 50 BINOCULARS
C. N/A

A: 18/0100Z MARCH 57

B. NIGHT
5. HG5704
6. A. SHELL SERVICE STATION PROP
B. N/A
7. A. VERY GOOD
B. 5,000FT, 300 DEG, 10K, 10,000FT, 350 DEG, 15K, 15,000FT
330 DEG, 15K, 20,000FT, 320 DEG, 29K, 30,000FT, 308DEG,
50K, 50,000FT, 290 DEG, 65K PD
C. VAD HIGH THIN OVERCAST 8C

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D. 8 MILE
E. HI THIN OVERCAST
F. N/A
8. NONE
9. N/A
10. NONE
11. DESCRIPTION FITS DISINTEGRATING METEOR BURNING IN ATMOSPHERE PD
12. NONE
BT
19/1501Z MAR RJESKB