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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 8 Apr 58 | 2. LOCATION Barbados, G.W.I. | 3. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 09/0155Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ 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 2 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 20 | 9. COURSE SE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Glistenin…

MEMO ROUTING SLIP
FOR USE FOR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS, CONCURRENCES, OR SIMILAR ACTIONS

|  1 NAME OR TITLE | Major Tecker | INITIALS |  | CALCULATE | JD  |
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|  ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION | AFIS-3 | DATE |  | ORGANIZATION | AFIS  |
|  2 |  |  |  | FILE |   |
|  3 | No further action file |  |  | INFORMATION | RECEIVED  |
|  4 |  |  |  | RECEIVED AND ACTION | AFIS  |
|  5 |  |  |  | DATE AND TIME | 18 Aug 58  |

REMARKS
1. The sighting by Mr. [redacted] brother-in-law is evaluated to be "possible aircraft" (see typed letter).
2. The sighting by Mr. [redacted]…

MEMO ROUTING SLIP
NEVER USE FOR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS, CONCURRENCES, OR SIMILAR ACTIONS

|  1 NAME OR TITLE | Allen-4 | INITIALS |  | CIRCULATE |   |
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|  ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION | Attn: (APT Gregory) | DATE |  | COORDINATION |   |
|  2 | APC IN - 4E4) |  |  | FILE |   |
|   |  |  | ☑ | INFORMATION |   |
|  3 |  |  | ☑ | NECESSARY ACTION |   |
|   |  |  |  | NOTE AND RETURN |   |
|  4 |  |  |  | SEE ME |   |
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REMARKS
See memo attached.
For your information and reply if please appropriate

Rec'd 4E49-8
12 Aug 58
Inadvt. 12 A…

S. APR 2145
X1
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
IN REPLY REFER TO
Op-92201/vr
Ser 15809892
1 AUG 1958

From: Director of Naval Intelligence
To: Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, U.S. Air Force

Subj: Correspondence relating to "Sputnik"; forwarding of

Encl: (1) ltr from [redacted] 9 May 1958 with CHINFO answer thereto of 5 June 1958
(2) ltr from [redacted] of 15 Apr 1958 with CHINFO answer thereto of 5 June 1958

1. Enclosures (1) and (2) are forwarded herewith for information.

F. CARAGCISLO
By direction

15 MAY 1958
340

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

May 14, 1958

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF OF INFORMATION, DEPT. OF THE NAVY
SUBJECT: Referral of Correspondence

The inclosed correspondence is forwarded for consideration and appropriate action to include direct reply to the writer who has not been notified of this referral. Information copy of your reply is not requested.

Incl: Ltr dtd 9 May 1958
Brooklyn 10, N.Y.

Personal Services Branch
Office of Public Services
Room 2D 776, The Pentagon
Liberty 5-6700, Ext. 76462

D 3 4 8 7 3

Navy
BROOKLYN 15, NEW YORK
May 9th 1938

To the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen,

The enclosed is a part of a letter
written to me by my Brother in law

Mr.
St. Michael
Barbados
B.W.I.

I thought perhaps you would be
interested in this item.

Respectfully Yours,

April 13th 1956

The End of Sputnik the End.

At about five to ten on Sunday night, as I was closing the front door, I noticed a peculiar glistening "blue" in the sky to the North, and on moving out into the verandah I saw an object a little smaller than the moon dead North and traveling South slightly East. This object appeared as an aluminum ball, and was followed by around twenty smaller objects, which were like balls with cones attached, and these were entirely red. The leading object when due East of Sunday did not appear to be farther away than about two to three miles, and about 1000 to…

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF INFORMATION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
IN REPLY REFER TO
CI-340:20S:blm

Mr.
Brooklyn 10, New York

Dear Mr.

The Secretary of Defense has requested me to thank you for your recent letter to him, transmitting a copy of a letter from your brother-in-law, Mr. [redacted]. Besides, B. W. I., concerning his observation of moving objects in the sky believed to be Sputnik II.

Your thoughtfulness in forwarding this information is greatly appreciated by the Department of Defense.

I am forwarding your letter and endorsement to the Office of Naval Intelligence for their evalu…