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CASE REFERENCE6788098

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONWashington D C

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |

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DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
i CO Wos Balloon
6 April 1957 Washington, D.C. DO Probsbly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2) SUE SLNY Perlzon
. ; O Was Aircroft
‘Local —— MD Ground- Vi sual OD Ground-Rodur O Probobly Aireraft
GMT O7/OUCTZ D Air Visual DO Air-Intercep? Radar 0 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE fix Was Astronomicol Meteor
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
No Civ 0 Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 5 Other... : —as
S turn E turn |[O_ Insufficient Deta for Evaluation
ms ; HE ? GO Unknown
four to five sec two North,
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two objects circular, 1/3 size of GL 4 bjects present appearing like

color dull pink, objects in trail meteors. Totai sighting 4-5
sound a boom like distant thunder aftey seconds consistent with this
objects went out of sight. analysis. Appearance of soing
away from observer then toward
observer was optical illusion,
Meteor entered fm below plane
of ecliptic and was overtaking.

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APPROVEC 1 JUNE 1948 fo ff! Of § ,
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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Unidentified rlying vbJe ict Re aport
AREA REPORTED ON —ss*«;CROM Agere Ti peetar of Flacs and Pro Coy amining cats

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PREPARED bY (Oifeer)

Jajor James E. Uswtz

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tne following information Ae reported in accordance wlth AVR 200-2, Un1 Li ied

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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.—
31 AND 22. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OF THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW

IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF,

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Bee beser ristion of tns objs ct:

a, Circular.

b. 1/3 of a dina,

©¢. dull pink,

d. Two.

Se sat trail.

f, Negatives.

2, i legative. |
h. Boom like distant thunder after objects wont ovt of sight.:
1. Negative.

2. Deseripbion of course of object

A, While standing in this back yar uty observer looked over tne roof top of a
house in back of his and noted two cbdjiscts he first thouzht sere saa
rockets. First seen throvgh thin clou ds.

b. Cbjects were about 45 degrees ebove the horizon movirg in a Southerly |
direction. |

Ce Objoets were about 5 degrees above the horizon moving in @ Northerly
divection when they disapreared.

d. Odjects were moving ina Southe erly direction upon alghting, made a torn to
tha sast ard then turned to a Northerly heading. Ubserver estimated speed
at 15 tines that of a jat atreraft,

Ce ven’ ont of sight.

£. Four to five seconds.

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3. Harner cf observations

a. Grounmdevisual,
db. None.

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,, Time and data of sighting:

a. OOh7Z 7 April 1957.
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5. Location a? observer:
a. 221 Sth Street, HN. ti.yg Washington, D. C.
o. Identifying information of observer:

a, lr, wey, 203 3), Tamer, ll, Wey Washington, D, C.,

Electronics Installations ard Repairman, Bolling Air Force Base.

7. ‘weather and windseealoft, condltions at time and place of sighting:

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&. Sky conditions were broken to scattered clouds at 6500 feet, visibility
15 wiiles, temperature LBP, Dew Point 29°57,

De Wind direction and velocity

Surtace a 7O/L5K 50000 None
6000 270/35K GOO0O None
106000 2i33/ kK
LG000 290/52
20000 250/52

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+1 2 137,000 an 250/109K

MOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CSPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. 5. C.—
3) AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIGITED BY LAW,
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.

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ea. Calling -— Measured 6500 broken.

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d. Visibility - 15 miles.
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@. fusound of cloud cover - h/10 to 9/10.

<. Thunderstorms in area ~ none.
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5 . hevative.
10, Negative.
12. Position title and comments of the preparing officers

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& Director, Frlans and rrogramnirg.

Sb. The description of this inciderms indicates that an intercert by jet aireratt
occurred. iI? the objocts! sreed were tiat estimated by tho observer, it
would have been approximzately 9000 aph and it would be difficult to follow

such movenents even for the tims period estimated. The thunderwlike boon

further indicates that the sonic barrier was penetrated and was most likely
caused by jot interceptors. Me. Qi aprarsntly is nob seeking omy
personal noteriaty. Tha reliability of this report is uncnow.

12. Nogative.

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NOTE: TH!S DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITEOSTATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SOU S.C.~
3) AND 32, ASAMENDED. 11S TRANSMISSION O8 THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW,
IT MAY NOT BE REPROCUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.

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