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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  16 Apr 59 | Over Tube City, Arizona | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 16/10/59 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 5. SOURCE Civilian Pilots | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two | 9. COURSE East  |
|  10. BRIEF…

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UNCLAS FROM INT 2114. FOR: CADF ATTN: CDIDI SUBJECT:
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT.
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT
1. OBLONG
2. BASKETBALL
3. WHITE AND SOLVER
4. TWO
5. VERY CLOSE, THEN APPEARED AS ONE OBJECT
6. NEGATIVE
7. NEGATIVE

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8. NEGATIVE
9. NEGATIVE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. …

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8. NEGATIVE
9. NEGATIVE

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. SIGHTED BY TWO PILOTS SCANNING HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT
2. 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON APPROX: 35,000 ALTITUDE
3. 5 DEGREES ABOVE HMORIZON
4. LEVEL FLIGHT EAST BOUND
5. OUT OF LINE OF SIGHT AS TWO MOVED ALONG COURSE
6. 30 MINUTES

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
1. AIR VISUAL
2. NAKED EYE
3. TWO FLIGHTS 714-200, 100; 19 THRU 23, 000; HEADING 265
DEGREES: LOS ANGELES

D. SIGHTING DATE
1. 1940Z 16 APR

RPT

D. TIME AND DATE SIGHTING
1. 1940Z 16 APR 1959
2. DAY

E. LOCATION
OVER TUBA-CITY, ARIZONA

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OB…

(NO INITIAL) , 46, LOS ANGELES, PILOT TWA FLT NO
D. , 45, LOS ANGELES, PILOT TWA FLT NO

2. N/A

G. 1. N/A
2. 250 DEGREES 15 KNOTS
350 DEGREES 26 KNOTS
270 DEGREES 11 KNOTS
300 DEGREES 25 KNOTS
280 DEGREES 25 KNOTS
280 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
270 DEGREES 30 KNOTS

3. 20 SCATTERED

4. 60

5. LESS THAN 4/10

6. NONE

H. NONE

I. NEGATIVE

J. "ALBERT 55" A B-47 IN IMMEDPATE AREA REPORTED 2 B-47 FLYING
VERY CLOSE FORMATION; APPROX: 35,000 ALTITUDE AND HEADING IN

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SAME DIRECTION AS THE TWO UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS.
K. CHESTER G. KRIEGER, MAJOR, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE.
PROBABLY TWO …

J. "ALBERT 55" A B-47 IN IMMEDPATE AREA REPORTED 2 B-47 FLYING
VERY CLOSE FORMATION; APPROX: 35,000 ALTITUDE AND HEADING IN

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SAME DIRECTION AS THE TWO UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS.
K. CHESTER G. KRIEGER, MAJOR, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE.
PROBABLY TWO B-47 AIRCRAFT MENTIONED IN '.
L. NEGATIVE
BT
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