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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  11 August, 1960 | Madison, Wisconsin | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local OMT 12/0-092 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Binoculars ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | 9. COURSE NS  |
|  1…

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SECURITY CLASSIFIED
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|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
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|  ACTION ROUTINE | BOOK | MULTI | SINGLE | AF 130420Z  |
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FROM: ATIC, W-P AFB

TO: TRWAX FLD, WISCONSIN

/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E2x 8-2458
CADS, YOUR MSG, DTD 12 AUG 60, RPTG THE SIGHTING OF AN UFO AT MADISON, WISC CONTAINS INCOMPLETE AND INSUFF DATA. THE WITNESS REPORTED SEEING A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT MOVING SOUTH, AND WATCHED IT…

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FOR ADC, ATIC, USAF (AC/S INTEL) AND (CI). INFO 30TH ADIV.

REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE AFCIN-4E2W 3-2450-E,

12 AUG 62. THIS REPORT SUPERSEDES OUR UFO REPORT OF

12 AUG 62 WHICH WAS INCORRECTLY PREPARED. CORRECTED

UFO REPORT IS AS FOLLOWS:

A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT.

(1) SPHERI…

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(4) ONE
(5) NONE
(6) BRIGHT GLOWING LIGHT, STAR-LINK.
(7) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) APPEARED TO CHANGE COURSE AND SPEED PERIODI-
CALLY WHILE UNDER OBSERVATION, BUT OBSERVER
STATED HE BELIEVED THIS TO BE ILLUSIONARY EFFECT
CAUSED BY THERMAL CONDITIONS ALOFT.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT.
(1) NOTICED MOVEMENT AS OBJECT PASSED REGULUS.
(2) APPEARANCE OF EXTREME ELEVATION, AS A STAR OR
PLANET WOULD APPEAR, APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH.
(3) DISAPPEARED TO NORTHEAST AT SAME APPARENT
ELEVATION.
(4) COURSE SOUTH TO NORTHEAST, WITH ILLUSION OF
SPEED AND COURSE CHANGES DESCRIBED IN ITEM A…

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(1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) BINOCULARS
(3) NONE
B. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 12 349Z AUGUST 1943
(2) NIGHT
H. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
(1) 4308 N 3920 W
(2) MADISON CONTROL TOWER. TRUAN FIELD, MADISON, WISCONSIN.
P. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON ALL OBSERVERS:
(1) ~~[redacted]~~
FIELD, MADISON, WISCONSIN.
(2) NONE.
Q. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING:
(1) CLEAR, WITH LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO KNOTS AT SURFACE.

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(2) AWS ACCOUNT OF WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY AT:
A. SURFACE: 210 DEGREE - 10 K
B. 6000 FT: 220 DEGREE - 10K
C. 10,300 FT: 350 DEGREE - 10K
D. 16,600 FT: 290 DEGREE - 10K
E. 20,200 FT: 320 DEGREE - 10K
F. 30,000 FT: 510 DEGREE - 15K
G. 50,000 FT: 320 DEGREE - 10K
H. 80,000 FT: 320 DEGREE - 15K

(3) NONE (CLEAR)
(4) 10
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
H. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA
(1) NONE
(2) NONE
(3) NONE
I. NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN.
J. NO AIR TRAFFIC KNOWN TO BE IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING.

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K. PREPARING OFFICER:
(1) CAPTAIN STEPHEN M. FLANAGAN, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HQ CHICAGO AIR DEFENSE SECTOR.
(2) SEE NEXT ITEM.
(3) THE TIME OF SIGHTING, COURSE OF OBJECT, AND LENGTH OF OBSERVATION CORRELATE CLOSELY WITH ORBIT PATH OF ECHO I SATELLITE.

L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
(1) NONE
(2) NONE

M. MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS OF OBSERVERS:
NONE
END OF REPORT.

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