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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27 Feb 59 | 29 Mt W of Oceanside, Calif. | ☐ Was Balloon ☑ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 27/1845Z | 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 Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE Stationary  |
|  10. B…

Hq 3d Marine Acft Wg AIRFMFPAC, 27 Feb 59, Subject: Report of Unidentified Flying Object

DICE 1st Ind 14 MAR 1959

Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, March Air Force Base, California

TO: Commander, ATIC, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Forwarded for your information.

1 Incl
n/c

PERRY G. FORD
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Combat Intelligence Division
Directorate of Intelligence

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HEADQUARTERS
3D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, AIRFMFPAC
MCAS, EL TORO (SANTA ANA), CALIF
20:MFW:paj
27 February 1959

From: Commanding General
To: Commanding General, March Air Force Base, Riverside, California
Subj: Unidentified Flying Object, report of
Ref: (a) CinCPacFlt Inst. 3820.3 of 12Jun56
Encl: (1) Unidentified Flying Object Report

1. In accordance with reference (a), enclosure (1) is herewith submitted.

Michael F. Wojcik
MICHAEL F. WOJCIK
By direction

Info
Copy to:
CNO
CinCPacFlt

Unidentified Flying Object Report

1. This report covers the sighting of one (1) unidentified flying object at 1045, 27 February 1959, over the point NG 1070, AMS 1:500,000, San Diego Sheet, by two (2) naval aviators. Both pilots, members of VMF(AW) 513, MAG-15, were flying F4D aircraft. At time of sighting no other air traffic was in the immediate area.

2. Captain Tom D'ANDREA, 0629081/7302 USMCR.

a. Pilot experience: 12 years; 2200 flight hours; 260 flight hours in F4D aircraft.

b. Initial sighting of object by radar while on course of 090 at 36,000 feet, speed 250 knots. Object bearing w…

f. Object made no turns nor perceptable changes in altitude. It hung in the air. It left no trail nor exhaust features.

g. Size of object was that of a quarter held at arms length.

h. Total time of observation was approximately five (5) minutes.

4. Pilots' report of weather conditions at time of observation were: ceiling and visibility -- unlimited; no cloud cover; no thunderstorms.

5. Report from Los Angeles and San Diego Weather Stations taken at 1000, 27 February, 1959, were:

|  Altitudes | Los Angeles | San Diego  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Surface | Calm | 360 5K  |
|  6,000 | 040 5K |…