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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 11 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Miles Coty, Montana  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 11/1540Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 3 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | North  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Object resembled a star, size of dime, white brilliant. Estimated speed of 1000 MPH. No apparent altitude change. Decreased in size with a s
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11/1540Z
Witness
11 Dec 27
20 Dec 7 0748
Prob A/C
20 Dec 7 4-4X2a
PS

DSQD030 YDA022 XYD029 XDF010GUA008
PP RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWPGU 1J
P 192330Z
FM COMDR 902D ACAW SQD
TO RJWPGU/COMDR 29TH ADIV DEF
RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
RJEPHQ/JIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
BT
//UNCLAS// OPS 882. UKOB (1A) RESEMBLED A STAR. ((B) DIME (C) BRILLAINT STAR COLOR, BUT MORE WHITE (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) NONE (G) NONE (H) NONE (I) OBJECT APPEARED AS BRIGHT AS VENUS THOUGH SIGHTING WAS IN FULL DAYLIGHT. (2A) PRESENSE OF A BRIGHT OBJECT IN THE SKY. (B) FORTY DEGREE
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PAFGE TWO OF RJWPGU 1J ~~SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE~~ FROM SIDE TO SIDE

(SIDE TO SIDE) UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED. (F) APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES

(3A) GROUND-VISUAL (B) NONE (C) N/A (4A) 11/1540Z (B) DAY (5) FKAC

1018 (6A) ~~MILES CITY~~, MONTANA

TRAVELING SALESMAN. (B) USNRES, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, ELECTRONICS

DIVISION 13-9 NAVAL RESERVE UNIT, ~~MILES COTY~~, MONTANA. (7A) SKY WAS

CLEAR EXCEPT FOR A FEW HIGH CIRIS CLOUDS, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED.

(B) SURFACE WINDS ~~SSE~~ 10KTS, 6,000 ~~ENE~~ 300 DEGREES -18 10,000 ~~HNE~~ 340 DEGREES

-30, 16,000 ~~HNE~~ 340 DEGREES -55, 20,000 ~~HNE~~ 350 DEGRE

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