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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 8 October 1957 | 2. LOCATION N of Lakehurst, New Jersey | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 09/0240Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 seconds | 8. N…

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JEDWP H105 WPD103 YDB075 TYB085 THA114JRA067
RR RJEPHQ RJEPNB RJEPNY RJEDEN RJEDWP
DE RJEPJR 2A
R 101300Z
FM COMDR 539TH FTR INTCP SQ MCGUIRE AFB TRENTON NJ
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJEPNY/COMDR 26TH AD ROSLYN AFS ROSLYN NY
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HR USAF WASH D.C.
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EASTERN COMAD REGION STEWART AFB NY
RJEPNB/COMDR DEY 3, 4602ND AISS STEWART AFB NY
ZEN/COMDR NYADS MCGUIRE AFB NJ

/UNCLAS/ 539FIS INT 0493 INT. SUBJEC…

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(5) 10 NM NORTH OF LAKEHURST NJ.
(6) IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS A. NEGATIVE B. 1LTS ROGER A SMITH AO 3058029 AND THOMAS M GOFF AO 3004631, 539FIS MCCUIRE AFB NJ, PILOTS. BOTH COMPLETELY RELUABLE.
(7) WEATHER: A. CLEAR LIGHT WINDS B. NEGATIVE C. CLEAR D. FIFTEEN
(15) PLUS E. NEGATIVE F. NEGATIVE
(8) OBSERVERS WERE CERTAIN OBJECT WAS METEOR
(9) NEGATIVE
(10) NEGATIVE
(11) INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 539FIS, EVIDENCE INDICATES TWO TO BE METEORITE AS CLAIMED BY OBSERVERS DESPITE SIZE AND BRILLIANCE. OBSERVERS INDICATED THAT METOR CERTAINLY COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY SPOTTED BY OTHE…