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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  1 Jul 58 | Norfolk, Virginia | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 13. Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local OMT 02/0020Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronautic ☐ Probably Astronaut ☐ Possibly Astronaut  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | 14. Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVA…

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|  1 NAME OR TITLE | INITIALS | CIRCULATE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Dr. Riley | Rhie |   |
|  ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION | DATE | COORDINATION  |
|  AFCIN-4E4 | 11 July 58 |   |
|  2 |  | FILE  |
|  Col Gilbert |  | INFORMATION  |
|  AFCIN-4E |  |   |
|  3 |  | RECESSARY ACTION  |
|  Major Tacker |  | NOTE AND RETURN  |
|  SAFIS-3 |  |   |
|  4 |  | SEE ME  |
|   |  | SIGNATURE  |

REMARKS
1. UFO correspondence for general public.
2. Comments upon which to base reply:
a. As may be confirmed by astronomical…

7:20 EST, Jul

Norfolk 5, Virginia
July 2, 1958

Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Sirs,

I would like to report an unidentified flying object. Yesterday, July 1, 1958, while I was working in my garden, my next-door neighbor, [redacted], pointed it out to me. This was at about 7:20 P.M. (E.S.T.). It was almost directly overhead but a little to the west. It looked at first like a bright star but was more clearly defined and, when watched closely, was seen to move very slowly to the west.

I ran into the house to get a small, homemade telescope …

Hq DO-3, File 300 24-213, Subj: Unidentified Flying Object Sighted by at Philadelphia, Pa., at 020107Z July 1958

|  On the surface | 245° at WSW | at 10 knots  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  At 6,000' | 270° | at 18 knots  |
|  At 10,000' | 230° | at 15 knots  |
|  At 16,000' | 280° | at 14 knots  |
|  At 20,000' | 290° | at 23 knots  |
|  At 30,000' | 290° | at 34 knots  |
|  At 37,000' "Top" | 270° | at 25 knots  |

(3) Ceiling - Unlimited
(4) Visibility - 7 miles
(5) Cloud Cover - 3/10 of sky covered by cirrus above 20,000'
(6) No thunderstorms in area
(7) There were no other unusual activities …