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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

9s October 1958 Presque Isle, Maine
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Local 2OGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar

GMT ED he PAGES 0 Air Visuol D Air-Intercept Rador

5. PHOTC 0)
0 Yes es
“t'Ne Civilian & Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

Wos Aircroft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

““Wes Astronomical Meteo
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

SS ee
Insufficient Data for Evaluction
Unknown

50a 0oco

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two to three seconds ne Easterly
10. BRIEY SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Gane orange-red, round object with a Description of this sighting con-
streamer the size of a dime at arm's forms to criteria for a meteor
length, Object's tail was samo size as| hypothesis.

obgect proper & was tapered toward the

rear. Object was initially sighted at

30dzr elevation in the north and travel-

ed at great speed to the east where it

dropped out of sight below the horizon

Sbject was viewed ¥isually for 2 or thde
seconds,

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JUNCLASSIFIED/751 214-1. ATTN CIC EADF. UFOB THE FOLLOWING REPORT I9
SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, AFR 229-2: PART I €1)¢A)
ROUND, WITH STREAMER BEHIND (B) DIME (C) ORANGE-RED, FLAME-COLOR (D)
ONE €E) N/A CF) NONE (G) TAIL, SANE SIZE, TAPERING TOWARD REAR CH)
NONE (I) APPEARED TO BE TRAVELING AT GREAT SPEED, ESTIMATED 1999
KNOTS €2)¢€A) FLASH IN SKY (B) 38 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON TO THE NORTH
(C) DROPPED BELOW HORIZON (D) STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH, EAST TO WEST CE)
UROPPED BELOW HORIZON (F) APPROXIMATELY 2 OR 3 SECONDS (€3)(A) GROUND-
VISUAL (B) NONE (C) N/A (4)CA) 242299 OCT 56 (B) DUSK (5) HKGB 5741,

PRESQUE ISLE AFB ME (6)(B) JAMES R. TURPEN, IST LT., 75TH FTR INTCP

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SQDN, PILOT, A-2 ¢7)CADCAVU (B) SURFACE 344 AT 17, 6029" 359 AT 42,
19,990" 329 AT 55, 16,990° 394 AT 65, 29,994" 299 AT 75, 39,990" 290
AT 70, 59,990" 299 AT 59, 89,999" 279 AT 25 (C) CLEAR (D) 29 MILES
(E) NONE (F) NEGATIVE (8) B-47"S WERE DROPPING CHAFF IN THE AREA AT

TIME OF SIGHTING CAA WEATHER STATION, CARIBOU, ME RELEASED BALLOON
AT 21302 €9) NONE (29) SIX AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE AREA AT TIME OF

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SQDN, PILOT, A-2 €7)C€A)CAVU (B) SURFACE 34% AT 17, 6999" 359 AT 49,
13,920" 329 AT 55, 16,020° 339 AT 65, 25,999 299 AT 75, 35,909" 299
AT 79, 59,900" 290 AT 59, 88,999 270 AT 25 (C) CLEAR (D) 29 MILES
(E) NONE (F) NEGATIVE (8) Be47*°S WERE DROPPING CHAFF IN THE AREA AT
TIME OF SIGHTING CAA WEATHER STATION, CARIBOU, ME RELEASED BALLOON
AT 21392 (9) NONE (19) SIX AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE AREA AT TIME OF
SIGHTING, EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. LANDING TIMES AT HOMEPLATE AS
FOLLOWS: SUPERDUPER QUEBEC 1--2236, SUPERDUPER QUEBEC 2--2213, SUPER-
DUPER ROMEO 1--2257, SUPERDUPER ROMEO 2--2399, BENEFICIAL HOTEL
1--2299, BENEFICIAL 41--2214. LAST-NAMED AIRCRAFT WAS T-33 AIRCRAFT,
ALL OTHERS WERE F-S9D AIRCRAFT. UPKEEP 41, B-52 AIRCRAFT, CANCELLED
IFR CLEARANCE OVER HOULTON ME AT 2291, LANDED AT LORING AFB ME AT
2389 €11) INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 75TH FTR INTCP SQDN. PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS: NEGATIVE (412) NONE PART II €1)¢€A) ROUND (P) BASEBALL (C)
ORANGE-RED (D) ONE (E) N/A CF) NONE (G) TAIL STRETCHED OUT BEHIND
OBJECT ¢H) NONE (1) OBJECT TRAVELING QUITE FAST. DID NOT APPEAR T

BE METEOR DUE TO ELEVATION AND FLIGHT PATH (2)¢A) SAW OBJECT IN SKY
(B) 39 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON TOWARD SOUTHEAST (C) 95 DEGREES ABOVE
HORIZON (D) STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST (E)
FADED (F) 5 SECONDS (3)€A) GROUND-VISUAL (B) NONE (C) N/A C4)CA)

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242235 OCT 56 (B) DUSK (5) HKGB 5741, PRESQUE ISLE AFB ME (6)¢B)
WILSON He MCMILLAN, T/SGT, DETACHMENT 17, 12TH WEATHER SQDN, WEATHER
FORECASTER, Be2 (€7)€A) CAVU. SECTIONS (7)¢B) THRU (12), SAME AS PART
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