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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 Oct 60 | 2. LOCATION | Vicinity Toledo, Ohio  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 17/1732Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 12 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |  | 10. COMMENTS | This object was identified as a balloon by an interceptor, tracked as a known balloon by three separate radars and identified as belonging to Raven Industries, and was to be returned to them…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

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AF IN: 26136 (19 Oct 60) INCOMING

ACTION: CIN-14
INFO: COP-3, SAFS-3 (21)
SMD B 002

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FM CADS TRUAX FLD WIS
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH D C
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AF SAFIS WASH D C
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UNCLASSIFIED/CHDOI-10-001. UFO.

A. DESCRIPTION:
(1) ROUND OR DISK
(2) SIZE OF A PEA HELD AT ARMS LENGTH.
(3) SILVER OR WHITE
(4) ONE
(5) SINGLE
(6) NO…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
I N C O M I N G

AF IN: 26136 (19 Oct 60)

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(9) NONE

B. COURSE:
(1) DIRECTLY IN LINE OF FLIGHT OF TWA FLIGHT 91.
(2) 26,000 FT, 45 DEGREES
(3) DID NOT DISAPPEAR-SIGHTING ACFT LEFT THE AREA.
(4) APPEARED TO BE STATIONARY.
(5) OBSERVING ACFT LEFT AREA.
(6) TWELVE (12) MINUTES.

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) VISUAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC.
(2) NONE
(3) OBJECT SIGHTED IN FLIGHT PATH OF TWA FLIGHT 91. ACFT CIRCLED AND PASSED UNDER OBJECT.

D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) 17/1732Z OCTOBER 1960.
(2) DAY.

E. LOCATI…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
I N C O M I N G

AF IN: 26136 (19 Oct 60)

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F. IDENTIFYING DATA ON OBSERVERS:
MR [redacted], [redacted], DANBURY, CONN.
MR [redacted], [redacted], CHICAGO 28, ILLINOIS
MR [redacted], SPARTA, NEW JERSEY
TWA CAPT [redacted], L.I., N.Y.

G. WEATHER:
(1) NOT GIVEN
(2) (A) 200 DEGREES, 13 KTS
(B) 280 DEGREES, 20 KTS
(C) 280 DEGREES, 25 KTS
(D) 290 DEGREES, 35 KTS
(E) 260 DEGREES, 35 KTS
(F) 270 DEGREES, 65 KTS
(G) 300 DEGREES, 40 KTS
(H) NOT AVAILABLE
(3) UNLIMITED
(4) CLEAR 15 MILES
(5) FEW CIRRUS
(6) NONE…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
I N C O M I N G

AF IN: 26136 (19 Oct 60)

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I. INTERCEPT ACTION: TWA FLIGHT 91 CLIMBED TO 35,000 FT AND CIRCLED OBJECT THEN PASSED UNDER IT.

J. KNOWN TRAFFIC IN AREA: NONE.

K. CAPT OF TWA FLIGHT 91 AND PASSENGERS WERE INTERVIEWED BY MAJOR MC DANIEL, AIR FORCE ADVISOR TO 108TH FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR SQ, ILLINOIS ANG, ACTING AT THE REQUEST OF HQ CHICAGO ADS INTELLIGENCE.

(3) AT ABOUT THIS TIME A BALLOON WAS REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE BY THE DETROIT ADS INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WHO STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF A P…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

AF IN: 26136 (19 Oct 60)

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SUBMIT IT. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE IT PROCESSED AND THAT
IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ON IT HE WOULD SUBMIT IT TO THE 108TH
FIS.

(2) NONE.

M. NONE.

NOTE: 35 MM FILM IS KODACHROME AND ANY USABLE TRANSPARENCIES
WILL BE FORWARDED TO ATIC UNDER COVER OF AF FORM 112, UPON
COMPLETION OF PROCESSING.

BT
18/1927Z OCT RJEDAH

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RECEIVED
26 OCT 60 13 01
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26 OCT 60 13 01
ATIC

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RR RJEDSQ
DE RJEDAH 27
R 251733Z ZEX
FM CADS TRUAK FLD WIS
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AF WASHDC
BT
UNCLAS/CHGIN-13-332. UFO.
REFERENCE UFO REPORT, THIS HEADQUARTERS, CITE NBR: CHDOI-13-331,
DTD 18 OCT 63. PHOTOS TAKEN OF UFO BY OBSERVERS AND
IMPROPERLY EXPOSED, AND EXAMINATION OFFERS NO USABLE
EVIDENCE OF OBJECT PHOTOGRAPHED. FILMS BEING RETURNED TO
OWNERS WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION.
BT
25/1736Z OCT RJEDAH

JOINT MESSAGEFORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
1960 OCT 25 20 43
BOOK 2
2EX

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|  ACTION | ROUTINE | AF |  | UNCLAS  |
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FROM: ATIC W-P AFB

TO: CUSTER AFS, MICH RJEDBA
INFO: CADS, TRUAX FLD, WISC RJEDAH
UNCLAS/AFCIN-4E2x 10-3123-E

DETROIT ADS. YOUR MSG CHDOI-10-001, DTD 18 OCT 60 FR CADS TRUAX FLD RPTS THE SIGHTING OF AN UFO BY A TWA PILOT. THE MSG ALSO STATES THAT THE PAYLOA…