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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Oceana NAS, Virginia  |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 06/0220Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual Binoculars Air-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Intercept Radar  |   |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one | 9. COURSE | stationary  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Round, very small object, green, with red flashing light. First appeared to be stationary and turning counter clockwise. Later appeared to be slow…

Multi 5 6/0220Z 5 57
Oceana NAS, CA
ASITO
&
other
1/3,4E4
44x2a
WB

M SQD199 TYC360JMA055
RR RJEDSQ
ZDK
JME002
RR RJEDEN RJEPJM RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJEPJM 2E
R 060635Z
FM COMDR 771ST ACARO CAPE CHARLES AF STA VA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO
RJEPJM/COMDR 85TH ADIV (DEF) ANDREWS AFB WASHINGTON DC
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/COMDR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON DC
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ 1131 PD UFOB REPORT.
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
1. ROUND
2. VERY SMALL
3. GREEN, WITH RED FLASHING LIGHT
4. ONE
5. N/A…

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B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
1. NOTICED RED FLASHING LIGHT.
2. ☑ 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. ☑ 120 DEGREES FROM OCEANA NAS, VA.
3. ☑ 30 DEGREES FROM OCEANA NAS, VA.
4. FIRST APPEARED TO BE STATIONARY AND TURNING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. AT LATER OBSERVATION OBJECT APPEARED TO BE SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM OBSERVER.
5. OBJECT DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT WITH THE COMING OF DAWN. OBJECT COULD NOT BE SEEN IN LIGHT.
6. VISIBLE FOR EIGHT HOURS AND TWENTY MINUTES.

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
1. GROUND-VISUAL
2. FIELD GLASSES
3. N/A

D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
1. 06/0220Z
2. NIGHT

E. LOC…

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F. IDENTIFICATION OF ALL OBSERVERS:

|  GRADE | NAME | ORGN | DUTY | ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  (USN)AC3 | CHESTER A. HUNTER | RATC | CONTROL TOWER | A-1  |
|   |  |  | OPERATOR |   |
|  (USN)AD2 | JAMES WILLIAM | RATC | CONTROL TOWER | A-1  |
|   |  |  | OPERATOR |   |
|  (USN)AC2 | RICHARD BOUNDY | RATC | CONTROL TOWER | A-1  |
|   |  |  | OPERATOR |   |
|  (USN)CS3 | ROBERT SCHNVRBUSCH | RATC | CONTROL TOWER | A-1  |
|   |  |  | OPERATOR |   |

C. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME OF SIGHTING
1. CLEAR, VISIBILITY APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES.…

Dye
Attorney
(Sept 30)
A. 1

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3. CLEAR
4. 10 MILES PLUS
5. NEGATIVE
6. NEGATIVE

H. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA:
1. NEGATIVE
2. NEGATIVE
3. NEGATIVE

I. A F102A FROM LANGLEY AFB RETURNING FROM AN INTERCEPTION WAS
VECTORED INTO THIS AREA. AIRCRAFT REPORTED FLARES AND SHELL BURSTS'
FROM NAVAL VESSELS IN THIS AREA. A NAVAL AIRCRAFT (BEECHCRAFT) FROM
OCEANA NAS WAS NEAR THIS AREA AND LAS VECTORED TO THE APPROXIMATE
POSITION. AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO SIGHTINGS.

J. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE IN THIS AREA AT THIS TIME.

K. BECAUSE OF THE RELATIVELY CLOSE POITION OF THIS UNIT FROM THE
POI…