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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  26 Feb 51 | Durban, S. Africa | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 26/0255Z | 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 NETHYL VAN CIVILIAN | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 minute | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE Not given  |
|  10. BRI…

AUDIT-COFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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In reply refer to
IAD:CMW 745a. 5612/22651
March 14, 1951.
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South Africa
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UNCLASSIFIED

MEMORANDUM FOR: Directorate of Intelligence,
Chief, Collection Control Branch,
Room 5-C-135 The Pentagon,
Department of the Air Force.

SUBJECT: Report of Flying Saucers from
Union of South Africa.

Enclosed as of possible interest to your Department is
copy of despatch No. 282 of February 26, 1951 from the
America…

UNCLASSIFIED
(Classification)

Enclosure to despatch no. 282

American Consulate,
Durban, South Africa.
February 26, 1951.

COPY:

TORPEDO SHAPE IN SKY

Three Europeans and some Natives saw a torpedo-shaped object travelling slowly over the Point area of Durban shortly before 5 o'clock this morning.

Mr. W. [redacted], Glenwood, told The Daily News: "We were coming off night shift and with two companions I was sitting in the lorry while the trailer was full of Natives. As the lorry stopped at the corner of Point Road and Winder Street I looked up through the wind-screen and saw something that …

FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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SUBJECT: UNCLASSIFIED
PRIORITY: AIR POUCH

TO: Department of State (For Department of Defense)
FROM: DURBAN 282 February 26, 1951. 745a,5612/2-2651
REF:

SUBJECT: Flying Saucers over Durban.

As of possible interest to the Department there are attached two newspaper articles which appeared in the Daily News of Durban on February 21, and February 22, 1951.

V.E. Prichard, /thw

Robert G. McGregor
American Consul.

Enclosures:
Two clippings.

Copies to: American Embassy, Pretoria
American Consulate General, Johannesburg.

For Dept. use only.
MA…

UNCLASSIFIED
(Classification)

Enclosure to despatch no. 282
American Consulate,
Durban, South Africa.
February 26, 1951.

C O P Y:

OTHERS SAW "TORPEDO" OBJECT

The torpedo-shaped object reported to have been seen flying over Durban early yesterday morning was also seen by passengers waiting for a train at Merebank station.

Mr. [redacted] of [redacted] Merebank, says a group of people were standing on the platform waiting for the 5 a.m. train when the object was seen in the sky over the sea in the Isipingo area.

He says: "It was exactly the same as the description given by Mr. [redacted] in…