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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 November 1957 | Atlantic Ocean 275 M1 E of Cape Cod, Mass. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 03/0231Z 03/0244Z | 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 Meteors ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
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2 07/0238, 0442 ATS/NYIC
Multi
07/0238
07/0238
09/57
09/57
09/57
17
23/4E4
3-4X20
ASTRO
WPA126 YDB062 TYC075 TMB050WDGA069
RR RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJEPDG 50
R 042000Z
FM HQ 551ST AEW&CON WG
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/DIR INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
BT
/UNCLASS/FROM WOIN 5536. UFOB. FOLLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2.
1A. BELIEVED TO BE ROUND
B. PEA
C. WHITE (BRILLIANT)
D. TWO (ONE AT 030231Z; THE OTHER AT 030244Z)
E. N/A
F. RESEMBLED STAR TRAVELING PARALLEL TO EARTH
G. SMOKE/VAPOR TRAIL
H. NONE
Hotel suggestive to a combustion eng
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PAGE TWO RJEPDG 50

I. NONE

2A. MOVING SPECK OF LIGHT RESEMLING STAR
B. BOTH OBJECTS TRAVELING ON HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 340 DEGREES TRUE
C. OBJECTS TRAVELING PARALLEL COURSE TO EARTH WHEN EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE
D. BOTH OBJECTS MOVING SOUTH TO NORTH, PARALLEL TO AIRCRAFT. NO DEVIATION FROM FLIGHT PATH NOTED.
E. APPARENTLY EXPLODED
F. APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS

3A. AIRBORNE
B. NONE
C. RC-121: NO.542305; ANGELS 50 (1) 070 DEGREES TRUE (2) 340

DEGREES TRUE; 200 MILES TAS; OTIS AFB, MASS.

4A. FIRS SIGHTING-0302312; SECOND SIGHTING-0302442
B. NIGHT

5A. FIRS SIGHTING-HJJM 1836; SECOND SIGHTING-HJJ
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PAGE THREE RJEPDG 50

PILOT). ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY-B-2.

7A. UNDERCAST BELOW; CLEAR AT ANGELS 5 AND ABOVE

B. SURFACE-220 DEGREES, 15 KNTS
6000 FT - 300 DEGREES, 20 KNTS
16000 FT - 290 DEGREES, 20 KNTS
20000 FT - 290 DEGREES, 25 KNTS
30000 FT - 270 DEGREES, 40 KNTS
50000 FT - 240 DEGREES, 35 KNTS

C. 300' TO 1000' BROKKEN
D. 3-6 MILES
E. OVERCAST
F. NONE
G. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE

11. WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. THE TWO OFFICERS THAT OBSERVED THE PHENOMENON STATED THE SIGHTING WAS DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF ANY FALLING STAR OR COMET THAT THEY HAD SIGHTED ON NIMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN EACH CASE, WHEN T

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