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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 22 July 1957 | 2. LOCATION Between Amarillo & El Paso, Texas | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☑ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local ON? | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION - - - | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECT…

OFFICIAL

CRAFTSMAN, E. H., JULY 21--(INS)--THE CAA WAS INVESTIGATING TODAY
TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN WHICH AIRLINE PILOTS WERE FORCED TO TAKE
SUPPER EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISIONS WITH HYSTERIOUS FLYING
OBJEERS OVER WEST TEXAS.
AN ELSERLY MASSACHUSETTS WOMAN AND A STEWARDESS SUFFERED MINOR
INJURIES WHEN THE PILOT OF A TWA AIRLINER ENROUTE FROM CHICAGO TO
TUCSON, ARIZ., NOSE-SIVED HIS PLANE 500 FEET TO AVERT A FLYING OBJECT
YESTERDAY.
THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT AMARILLO, TEX., FOR
INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OF THE ENJURED PERSONS.
MRS. , GS, OF NORTH ADAMS, MASS., WAS HOSPITALIZED IN
A…

424/Capn G.T. Gregory/wm
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APCIN-424

Chairman
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington 25, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Your attention is invited to a copy of a teletype press release regarding unidentified flying objects. It would be appreciated if a copy of the final report of the investigation in question can be made available to the Air Force.

It is further requested, that as a matter of proposed policy, that the results of any investigations initially involving aircraft and unidentified aerial objects be submitted to this Center. A typical example is the recent Pan American Airline incident over the…

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON 25

NOV 8 1957

Brig. Gen. Harold E. Watson, USAF
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Dear General Watson:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter, reference number AFCIN-424, dated October 7, 1957, in which you requested copies of the Civil Aeronautics Administration final report of investigation of two incidents involving commercial airliners and the sighting of unidentified flying objects, which had been previously reported in local newspapers.

The first incident mentioned occurred…

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  23 July 1957 | Dayton, Ohio | ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local OCT 24/0020Z | 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 15 - 30 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE B&W  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY…

24 July 1957
1855 Local Time

|  DISPOSITION FORM |   | SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (if any)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  FILE NO. | SUBJECT | Extract from SDO Report, 23-24 July 57  |
|  TO AFCIN-4E4 | FROM AFCIN-4X2a | DATE 24 July 57 COMMENT NO. 1 Capt W W Elwood/dmt 59117/B 263/P A37  |

Following is an extract from SDO 1/Lt Gilbert G Gildner's report of 23 July 1957 for your information and necessary action:

"2000 - Capt Bradwell, Base OD, in Bldg. 10 called a while ago and reported that a Mr [redacted] had reported an UFO at 1855. Tried to call Mr Simen but received no answer. Call Vandalia we…

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact …

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?

(Circle One):
a. Yes
b. No
c. Don't remember

10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:

(Circle One)
a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d.…