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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 Jan 58 | Huntsville, Alabama | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local evening GMT | 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 Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE NW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY …

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CLASSIFICATION

|  COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING | REPORT NO. | (Leave blank)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  U. S. A. | IR-01-58 |   |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT |  |   |
|  COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS | DATE OF INFORMATION |   |
|  Huntsville, Alabama | 2 Jan 58 |   |
|  ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT | DATE OF COLLECTION | SRI STATUS (If applicable)  |
|  Hq 35th Air Division (Def) | 17 Jan 58 | SRI NO. CANCELED/COMPLETE  |
|  PREPARING INDIVIDUAL | DATE OF REPORT | SRI NO. CANCELED/INCOMPLETE  |
|  Edward Wootten Capt, USAF D/I | 27 Jan 58 | SRI NO. ACTIVE  |
|  NAME OR …

3 January 1958
Huntsville, Ala.

Subject: OBSERVATIONS OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

1. On the evening of 2 January 1958 two individuals reported observing an unusual bright object in the sky.

2. Mr. [redacted] reported the object as a "very bright, white ball. It was brighter and larger than Venus, a white sphere." Place of observation: Paradise Trailer Park, 13th Ave. SW. Approximate data are:

h₁ = 45° t = 19ʰ 45ᵐ CST
A₁ = N235°E dt = 2 sec duration ("slower than meteor")

h₂ = 30° lat. = 34° 4215 N
A₂ = N270°E long. = 86° 3611 W
elev. = 600 ft.

3. Mr. [redacted] reported that object was bright…

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY

SECTION OF UPPER ATMOSPHERE STUDIES
IGY OPTICAL SATELLITE TRACKING PROGRAM
80 GARDEN STREET
CAMBRIDGE 3B MASSACHUSETTS

March 5, 1958

Capt. George T. Gregory
Air Technical Intelligence Center
P. O. Box 9703
Wright-Patterson AF Base
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Captain:

Lois has kindly typed out my illegible scroll
and also the material marked Case 1, Lovelland Case

Case 2 - I am still working on. This is the
case I called you up about on Sunday. My own
feeling is that it was a plane.

Case 3 I have queried him by
letter asking for a fuller explanatio…

2. Huntsville Astro Group. Apparently they have been posting the Pentagon.

Originally gave this "3rd Print" in order to work on the score pressing, current UFO sightings