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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 Jul 58  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | 16,00N 76,5W  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 04? 17/0910Z  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8 mins  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | varied NE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Obj obsvd heading East fm 34dgr azimuth. At 49dgr azimuth 08dgr elev obj turned to NE by E disappeared after eight mins obsvation, on heading of 54dgr azimuth. Shape…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STATE AIR SAFETY DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
1100111G

OO RJEZHQ
DE RBEPJC 16
O 172008Z

FM COMDT CG WAH DC WASHINGTON DC

TO RJEDDN/CADC
RJEDDN/ENT AFB
RBEXZC/COMASDEFORLANT
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF

JUL 29 1956

O 171634Z
FM COMDT CG
TO BOLLING AFB

NR 1 GOVT SANTA CECILIA /KQWU CK190 17 1505 GMT

GOVT US COAST GUARD WASHINGTON
BT
AT 0910GMT IN LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH 76.5 WEST SIGHTED AN
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT IN THE SKY BEARING 34 DEGREES TRUE

AF IN: 21913 (17 Jul 58) Page 1 of 3 pages

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

AND APPROXIMATELY APPEARED TO BE HEADING EASTWARD STOP WHEN BETWEEN CAPELLA WHICH WAS BEARING 49 DEGREES TRUE AND VENUS BEARING 69 DEGREES TRUE ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT DEGREES IT CHANGED DIRECTION TO APPROXIMATELY NE BY E STOP IT DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY AT 0918 GMT WHEN BEARING 54 DEGREES TRUE STOP SKY WAS CLEAR TEMERPATRUE OF AIR AND SEA 82 DEGREES WET BULB 79 DEGREES STOP SHAPE OF OBJECT UNDETERMINED AND APPEARED TO BE CFN 0910GMT 16.0 76.5 34 49 69 0918 54 82 79 CC LINE 9 FIRST WD TO READ TEMPERATURE

AF I…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

PAGE TWO RBEPJC 16

SURROUNDED BY HAZE AND THERE WAS NO SOUND STOP THREE WHITE LIGHTS SEEN INTERMITTENTLY STOP EMANATING FROM MAIN BODY APPEARED TO BE TWO LIGHT RAYS COMMA ONE AT LEAST 8 DEGREES IN LENGTH AND THE OTHER APPROXIMATELY TWO THIRDS THIS LENGTH STOP THEY APPEARED TO BE TRAILING THE OBJECT BUT DID NOT RESEMBLE ANY JET PLANE EXHAUST AND DID NOT BREAK UP IN THE FORCE SIX EASTERLY WIND AND APPEARED AND DISAPPEARED WITH THE MAIN OBJECT STOP THIS WAS WITNESSED BY CHIEF RADIO OFFICER COMMA SECOND MATE AND TWO…