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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION
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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Ty Ee 4) 5, 3 ee a XG Ground: Visuel O Ground-Rodor
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GMT _& Ff Pre tiation OG Aig Vi sual GO Air-Intereapt Rodar
5. PHOTOS S. SOURCE
Oo Yes
D:No Civilian

ty. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION _

3 to 5 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

| one

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stationary

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Airercft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

oO o00 ana ao0oO

Other. sbi

B-< Insufficient Date fer Evaluction

6: Unknown

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11, COMMENTS

Star Capella ¢
of sighting.
disappearance,
tions could
ness. However
ing and
cient data.

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One object cigar shared approximatedy
size of DC 6 at 1000 to 1500 ft alt
surrounded by an elliptical light w/
} rth raduis of 1s times and a-width
radius 8 times as long. Color bright
zolden core of object : elliow
flickering color 5 times brighter than

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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2th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
Chali AF Station, Box 310, Maywoed, Calif.

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SUBJECT: Unidantified Flying Ovjects (UFOS)

TO: Commander |
Maywood Air Force Drpot
Chasli Air Force Statics
Meywood, California t

Ll, Reference AFR 200-2, Gibject: INTALLIGECE: Unidentified
Flying Otjecta Reporting.

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California, telepnoonically reported to Special Agent DALLAS G, WEDDLE
that he bad observed an unusual phencmena and was writing a letter to
Headquarters USAF explaining his observation. Om: 8 April 1957 |
Special Agent GLEAN T, COX interviewed SIMON et his office.

30 A phe Inverviawed in accordance bet paragraph 7d
of AFR 200-2 anc reported the following information:

(lj) Deacription of the cdject: |
A cigar shaped ace approximately the size of s IC at
1000 to 1500 feet, surrounded by an siliptical light with length
adius 1+ times and a width radius 4 +imes as ‘Long as the cigar
sLapec core The elliptical glow was bright golden in color;
woiile the cigar aheaped core was agproximately flre times brighter
than the o.ter light and was « Be inienaad Tiicxering color The one

object ae sighted bad co discernible details, no teil
streaa, aod lasued no soun

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object by ite brilliant glow. He firs |
by northwest dinscticn at an angle of approximately 6O dagress
sSove the borizon. The objact =mda vary iittie movement and

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ltr to Coasir, Mayvood Ar Depot, iitystod, Caii?, Susy: Untdentined
Fiying Objects (UFOB)
what movement was mate wes tovards the observer. The entire }
&§ phenceera dismppeanred like thie turning cff of an electric Light
is that there was an isenrdiste bisackout aad oo gradual feeding
of this lisht. Ke eatiuated that he observed this object for ap-

pooximatsly three to rire ninutes.
(3) Manner of obsaryretion:

Thia odsexrvation was mada oc the ground withour the ald of
soy mechanical equipmert.

(4) Tie end date of sighting:
The abore described sighting was made : eae home on

24 march 1957 at 2235 hours. reported that the nisnt vas
extremely dark. Ineofar as be could remember there was no moon.

(5) Leceten of observer.

wee 224 -s tac that insofar aa he knew he vas the only one
to observe this incident and at the tise of his observaticn be was
standing in front of bis home which faces in a sourcaerly direction.

(6) Identifying information of the chseerver.

itr, SME was born on 22 Sapteaber 1917 in Frankfort, Germany, .
During ®W IT bea was associated with SHAVE as a Yecial Interre- 3
vator at Amarshan, Enazland. Ze advised that at this tine he
yaa in the U. 8. Ammy and waa attached to the Brit ‘na Armay in
tbat ares. Eis rank wes S/Sat and Sertal Bo. was 79160270.

Re served in thia capacity ss a Special In -errogator from Dacember
1944 to February 1945, at which time be was transferred to the '
O6th Infantry Division as an interpreter of prisoners of war. .
dis association with the LObth Infantry Division, vhich at t5Sat

tine maa stationed in Se lgiise. Sontinuad from February 1945 to

Merch or April 1985. In March or April of 1945 he was trenoa-

ferred co tha 20th Arwor Division where ba vas crce again an

interrogator of priacmers of war, in Juice of 1945 he was

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asaiagnei to ira Army Geadquarters, Bad Tolz, Cermmany. Eis sae
sific assigzument within this Beadquarters was with 0-2 in Mobil
Inteliigence. alleged that be was discharged aa a M/Sat
at Fort Mac Arttur, San Pedro, California.

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sky located at approxisa ouss, an altitude of

10,1 300 feet. It was a clear evening and no sace was visible.

Ss further described the night as ona la which no stera were

yisiole, At this time be commented that tia object be alighted
opesred to ba at approximately tha seme altituce as the aborm

dancsibed < imuvis, nanely, 9,000 to 11,000 feet. He otyised toet

thare were no thunder storas.

Yee U. &. eather Bureau Offics at Lockheed Air Terminal,
Burbank, California, advised that at 22233 bours on 26 March
57 tae following weather concitions existed: A 15,000 faet
broken crarctas&® wits a three-alle visidility asd the presence
of acme gaca act baza. Surface winds blowing in an easterly
Jiz>action at two knota per Bbour. This office fMirthar sirised
chat high sititude resdings on wiod conditions 2* Santa Monica,
California, revealed that as of 1900 cours on 23 March 1957 the
winds at 7,000 feet vere blowing in a direction of 330

lagrees i

L3 bake pear bour while the winds at 19, C00 feet were blowing |
ay: 250 degrees and 15 knots per hour. Mo other pertinent weather |
information ta available.

(8) Any other umisual activity or condition, meteorelogical,
aatroncqmical cr othervise, which might account Por the sighting:

Gre ccleted that there wsre no unusual occurrences observed
oy thm at che time of Lis obsexvation,.

(9) Interception or IdantiMcation Acticn Taken

aie explained that during the perice of his observation he

wade no nota of any aircraft activity within the imsediate area;

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wowever, a short time ater tar object dieapresared oe thought he
heard two j«% sircraft flring in the area in h the objact

mag first azen. te stated that scl ge cagcond tan winute
mmeking the obsacvation, he telephern rs Yan TAays Pol

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opeat and inquired as to any other soeaib le msporte that they
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recetred that ereniag ob wousval pPuenceenon., Upon receiving a
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erniive reoly freee the Van Nive Police De rarteen ‘o topeimated
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