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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 November 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Sarasota, Florida  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 05/2225Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Reder ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Reder ☐ Air-Intercept Reder  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 3 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   | West  |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Silvery object, appeared to be reflecting sunlight. Object was very brilliant. Climbed high before fading away.  |   |
|  11. COMMENT…

5 Nov 57
Sarasota, Fpl, Fila
1
3
484
4-4X2a
5/32252
1 Witness

AP0156 YBC151 VYD183VDD101KBAD
RJEDDN RJEDNP RJEPHQ RJEPNQ
RJESKB 7K
2621603
CM COMDR 668TH ACWRON
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV
RJEDNP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF

UNCLASSIFIED/OPS 3623 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD
1. LOKKED LIKE THE SUN'S REFLECTION FROM A HIGH METALLIC OBJECTED
2. UNDETERMINED - SHAPO
3. UNDETERMINED - 9120
4. SILVERY - ACFT. CHARACTERISTIC
5. ONE
6. N/A
7. NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE
10. NONE

WEEKLY FROM SARASOTA FLA

WAS WATCHING CONTRAILS OF A B-47, TRYING TO DETERMINE WIND
RFT. B-47 APPEARED TO BE AT ABOUT 25,000 PD NOTICED THE
JECT DUE TO ITS BRIGHTNESS. THOUGHT AT FIRST THE OBJECT
ME OFF THE AIRPLANE PD

ABIMUTH 220 DEGREES FROM SARASOTA ANGLE OF ELEVATION ABOUT
DEGREES

OBJECT HAD MOVED WEST AND CLIMBED HIGHER BEFORE FADING AWAY

MOVED WEST AT A RAPID PACE AND CLIMED HIGHER-SEEMED TO SLOW
WN BEFORE DISAPPEARING PD

FADED OUT

APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES

GROUND VISUAL

VIEWED THROUGH A PAIR OF 10X50 BINOCULARS — NOISE: BINOCULARS

N/A

1725 EST 5 NOVEMBER 1957

05/2225Z

DAY

IN …

Observer watched object through binoculars and couldn't tell the shape or size of it.
The color and menouvers of the object are of an art. Observer no doubt saw a high flying jet.

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J/C

SARASOTA FLA
CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR
NONE

CLEAR WITH HIGH SCATTERED CIRRUS CLOUDS 5,000 340-15
10,000-310-25, 15,000-290-40, 20,000-290-40, 30,000-310-75
,000-280,35
NONE
UNLIMITED
LESS THAN 2/10 OF SKY OBSCURED
NONE
NONE
NONE
ONLY THE B-47 MENTIONED IN ITEM 2A
1/LT GORDON W. SMITH JR. SR. DIRECTOR POSSIBLY A SIGHTING OF HIGH ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT OR A HIGH BALLOON POSSIBLY SPUTNIK ROCKETPD
NON…