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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 4 Nov 59 | 2. LOCATION | Baghdad, Iraq  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 04/1600Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | few secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | WSW | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Rnd obj, several times larger than the North Star, bright white, approached very rapidly low above horizon, disintegrated just prior to reaching overhead. White obj disappeared …

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

AF IN: 39416 (7 Nov 59)

ARC NOR DID LIGHT FROM BURSTING FRAGMENTS PERSIST PRN X FOXTROT FEW SECONDS X PARA THREE MANNER OF OBSERVATION ALFA GROUND VISUAL X BRAVO NEGATIVE X CHARLIE NA PARA FOUR TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING ALFA ZERO FOUR ONE SIX ZERO ZERO ZULU NOV FIVE NINE X BRAVO NIGHT X PARA OBSERVED OVER BAGHDAD PRN THREE THREE ONE EIGHT N FOUR FOUR TWO SIX E PRN PARA SIX OBSERVER MAY ASST AIR ATTACHE IRAQ PRN PILOT PRN PARA SEVEN WEATHER ALFA CLEAR NIGHT WITH NO HAZE BRAVO AVAILABLE WINDS ALOFT CLN SIX M ONE S…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
4 NOV 59
WF3

AF IN: 39416 (7 Nov 59)
ACTION: CIN
INFO: OOP, SAFS

RC 73/06 NOV 59
RR RJEZHQ
DE RUQVUF 16
R 05 NOV 59
FM USAIRA IRAQ
TO CSAF //COURTESY COPY--NOT INCLUDED AS ADDEE//
COMDR 1127 FAG FT BELVOIR //PROTECTED//
COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO //PROTECTED//
COMDR ATIC WPAFB //PROTECTED//
BT
//UNCLAS EFT O//UNIFORM THREE FIVE ZERO X UFOB PRN REF AFR TWO ZERO ZERO DASH TWO OF ONE TWO AUG FIVE FOUR PRN PARA ONE
DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT X ALFA ROUND X BRAVO SEVERAL TIMES LARGER THAN THE NORTH STAR X CHARLIE BRIGHT WHIT…