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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 3 Jul 59 | 2. LOCATION | Needles, California  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1934 GMT 04/0334Z Jul 59 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 10 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 4  |
|  9. COURSE | Stationary | 10. OTHER MIRAGE | ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Four kite-shaped objs size of a nickel. At first sight looked like eagle coming t…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

FM COMDR HAMILTON FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE CALIF
TO RJEZHQ/ASSISTANCE CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJWZSBQ/COMDR 28TH AIR DIVISION HAMILTON AFB CALIF

BT
UFO

A. 1. KITE-SHAPED
2. NICKLE
3. UNKNOWN
4. FOUR
5. UNKNOWN
6. AT FIRST SIGHT LOOKED LIKE EAGLE COMING TOWARDS WINDSHIELD
7. NONE
8. NONE
9. FLEW BACK AND FORTH SIDEWAYS BUT STAYE…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

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B. 1. CO-PILOT VIEWED THROUGH WINDSHIELD
2. STRAIGHT AHEAD 10,500 FT ELEVATION, SAME AS OBSERVING A/C
3. SAME AS B-2 AND DISAPPEARED BECAUSE OF DARKNESS
4. STATIC BUT OSCILLATING DISTANCE BETWEEN OBSERVING A/C AND
UFOB REMAINED CONSTANT REGARDLESS OF A/C HEADING
5. AS DARKNESS CAME ON
6. TEN MINUTES

C. 1. AIRBORNE-VISUAL
2. NONE
3. PIPER COMMANCHE, 10,500FT 270 DEG MAG 140MPH, BOX 3
BOEING FIELD, SEATTLE-TACOMA, WASHINGTON

D. 1. 04/0334Z
2. DUSK

E. 1. 10E NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA

F. 1. CIVILIA…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

3. NONE
4. 45 MILES
5. NONE
6. NONE

H. 1. PILOT SAID RAYS OF SETTING SUN THROUGH DUST PARTICLES MAY HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR THE SIGHTING

I. 1. PILOT TURNED A/C TOWARDS OBJECT, AND APPEARED NEVER TO GET CLOSER

J. 1. NONE

K. 1. PREPARING OFFICER HAD PILOT CALL COLLECT UPON ARRV LAS VEGAS, HTHER INFORMATION OTHER THAN RAYS OF SETTING SUN AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SIGHTING. I CONCUR WITH THIS STATEMENT. GROUND TEMPERATURE AT NEEDLES AT TIME OF SIGHTING 101 DEGREES. TEMPERA…

UNCLASSIFIED

Memo, AFCIN-4E4g, 24 July 59 (U) Unidentified Objects South China Seas

1st Ind (AFCIN-4E1a/ Capt. Keriakou/1cm/74201) 26 August 1959

TO: AFCIN-4E4g

1. Inspection of radar returns of the suspected UFO's on KD-2 film for mission FJ-056 reveal no unusual or distinguishing factors that would afford data for an analysis. Radar returns seem to be normal scope points.

2. However, as a comment on Report #1264291, the UFO's could possibly be:

a. Submarine activity, to include a refueling operation.

b. Chinese fishing sampans off the China coast.

c. Giant Manta Rays (known to exist …