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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 10 Feb 1951 | 2. LOCATION | 49.50N 50.03W (Atlantic) | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 0055Z (N) | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | MIL | ☑ Was Astronomical ALBORA ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 7-8 Min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1 | 9. COURSE  |
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PROJECT TWINKLE
FINAL REPORT
L. ELTERMAN
27 November 1951
APPROVED:
P. H. WYCKOFF
Chief, Atmospheric Physics Laboratory
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Incident #26
10 FEB 51 26

FROM: NEAC PEPPERELL AFB NFLD
TO : CSAF WASH D C
NR : EW 0212

Unidentified object seen at 0055Z 10 Feb at 49 degrees 50 min north, 50 degrees 03 min west by crew of Navy 6501, VRL, Petuxent River, MD. Originally seen as heavy light in distance on the surface as lights of city. The yellowish light, like a fire in color, approached rapidly and grew very bright and very large with a semi-circular shape. It was on a true course of about 125 degrees, plane on a true course of 225 degrees, as it approached the plane it suddenly turned about almost 180 de…

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FROM: NORTH EAST AIR COMD, PEPPERRELL AFB, NFLD
TO : CSAF WASH D C
NR : EN 0215
10 Feb 51 (DTG 101500Z)

Reference NEAC EN 0212 DTG 100400Z. Additional info on unidentified object, wea clear, visibility from 15 mi to unlimited, Gander Air Traffic Control reports Navy 6501 only acft in area. Evaluation B-2. Suggest any additional info be secured fr Navy Officers concerned at VRi Sq Patuxent River, Maryland.

ACTION: OIN
CAF IN: 97697 (11 Feb 51) SER/rcf
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IT-071-PH
20 February 51
MCIAXA/ Rodgers
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ITEM 4 AMC /CONFIDENTIAL/
FROM JJ RODGERS MCIAXA-1A
TO COL HARRIS AFOIN-V/TC

REFERENCE RECENT RADNOTE MESSAGES FROM YOUR HEADQUARTERS CONCERNING SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IN THE VICINITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND BY NAVY AIRCREW. BASED UPON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO COME TO DEFINITE CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE SIGHTING. HOWEVER, THE MATTER WAS DISCUSSED IN SOME DETAIL WITH AN ASTRONOMER ATTACHED TO THE AMC GRADUATE CENTER AS A RESULT OF THIS DISCUSSION IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT WHILE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE …

SUBJECT: Unidentified Object

MCIA MCI 14 Feb 51 1
Col Feiling

Request that you give me a short resume of action taken in connection with the inclosed cables concerning an unidentified object in the general vicinity of Newfoundland.

3 Incls /s/ HAROLD E. WATSON Honaker/mb
1. Cy inc msg (1-1p) 51s-20766-2 Colonel, USAF 59210
2. Cy inc msg (1-1p) 51s-20769-2 Chief, Intel Dept Bldg 263B
3. " " " (1-1p) 51s-22120-2 P B21

MCI MCIAXA-1a 20 Feb 51 2

1. The inclosed cables were reviewed by this office in light of criteria which has been developed up to the present time in the investigation of such…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1943
(CLASSIFICATION)

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | ID-4-51 | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
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# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft/Object

**AREA REPORTED ON**
North Atlantic

**DATE OF REPORT**
12 March 1951

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
10 February 1951

**EVALUATION**
C-3

**PREPARED BY (Agency)**
*(blank)*

**SOURCE**
C-54 crew of Navy VR-1 Sq, based
at Patuxent, Maryland

**REFERENCES**
*(Control number, direction, previous report, etc., as applicable)*

**SUMMARY:**
*(Enter concise su…

APPROVED 1 JUNE 1958
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Dir/Int, Hq NEAC
REPORT NO. IR-4-51
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1. The following described unidentified aircraft/object was sighted off the coast of Newfoundland by MATS Navy C-54 crew.

a. Originally sighted as a single, heavy, yellowish light, similar in appearance to that of a city. As object approached observing aircraft, it grew very bright and large, and appeared to be semi-circular in shape. Near aircraft, it did a 180° turn and was last seen as a small ball disappearing over the horizon. The speed was "terrific" and the size…