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2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Bolloon
Kisalon, Mindanao 0 Probably Balloon

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon

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23 October
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

1957

ROT ; v O Wes Aircraft
7 TS 1 :Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar G Probably Aircraft
GMT 0 Air Vi sual OC) Air-Intercept Radar — O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 0 Was Astronomical Meotcor
0 Yes x Probably Astronomical
-No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CASERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE =  # |D Other. _
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Torpedo shaved object with four trail
of flame, object separated into two object was rapidly moving. In all
parts with fan shaped reddish flame probability this was a meteor sighk
between two parts. Object then almost]ing.
instantly disappeared. Rapidly moving

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AY Gel 1757,

At 5:00 A, MO, S.J, was standing in front of his

church at Kisalon, Mindanao and saw a light approach from the Southeast,
When the object moved closer it became torpedo shaped with four trails
of flame, It separated into two parts and disappeared, Several people saw
the object, and the people of a village on a ridge along which the object
had passed were awakened by some unknown noise,
An aerial reconnaissance of an area of 30 miles around the point
of observation was attempted, Low clouds and severe turbulence prevented
adequate observation of the area in question, This area is extremely rough
and peopled by unfriendly tribes, Philippine agencies were contacted and
they promised to send in teams to question local people and search for debris,
Father QM is a former chemistry and math instructor at Fordham
University, Because of the assumed high degree of reliability of sources,

this is carried in the category of unknown pending further information,

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1. On 283 Octodep 1957 at O500 hours, local, Qa, oc esides
at Kisalon, Mindanga (8920'N ~ 124°58'), was standing in front of his church when he
oserved a light, gvoroaching from the 38 and apparently parallel to a ridge lying to
ast of hiz /position. ine rapidly moving light soon becphe distins migha ole aS a
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p25" object with four distinct trails of fire t& the rear (see sketch).
tely opposite his position the object “sanarated into two distinct parts;
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pieces disappeared. Path er <i, a former chemistry ana math instructor at rordhan
Uaiversity, was completely taken aback by what he had seen. Uowever, during the day
me found two other people who had seen the Same thing. Later in the week he alsoc
tacted a jgarrio (village) Lieutenant who lived on the sice of the ridge alonm? which the
“object” had passed. This villaze official informed Father <M toat he and mar

of his barrio mates had oven awakened at 0500 by some unknown noise. They had seen no

flash of fire. Later, Father MERMMMm contacted one of his associé L9Sr- ha ete ~ ae

wno resides at Linabo (5041 N ~ 125910'S). Ye had also ooserved a
O500 on the morning of the edth. Father rie aa then decided thay’ a tT ther3

wno operates an observatory at dsazuio, Luzon, should de informecdc./ The where as outlinec
above was communicated to Father —ae wnere it was picked up by the Air Attache on

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2. On 19 Peoruary the area in question and Father MMMM were visited by ver-
sonnel from this office. In conversation, Father QM cave the same information to
Air Attache personnel as communicated to Father eer eee In addit:
the object appeared to ve traveling abo ut{ 15000 - Teet above the rid
as a point of reference and that it appear ee tO De 200ut the Same siz

craft flyinz in the same riage 4A sketch showing the various positions 15 attactrer

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COMMENTS of Prenarine os

we) af One assumes that the positions given by Father Sm. «2 reasonably accur

ate and that the jarrio Lieutenant did hear an explosion, it is possible that the dedri
from the ayeloulen could have fallen within the area bounded by 2a 50 mile arc from
point of observation. With this in mind, an aerial reconnaissance of the area was
attempted. However, low clouds and severe turoulance precluded adequate inspection of
tna area. The particular area in question is extremely rough and according w Father

Risaker, is peopisd by unfriendly trices. Upon return to Manila tne aid of thse Phili-
opine Air Force ana Philippine Constadulary was enlisteac. they have promised to send

teams into the urea to searcn for debris and to question the locals with rezard two
additional substantiating details.

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church at Xisalon, Mindanao and saw a light approach from the Southeast,

When the object rioved closer it became torpedo shaped with four trails
of flame, It separated into two parts and disappeared, Several people saw
the object, and the peoole of a village on a ridge along which the object
had paseed vere awakened by some unimown noise,
An serial reconnaissance of an area of 30 miles around the point
of coservation was attempted, Low clouds and severe turbulence prevented
adequate observation of the area in question, This area is extremely rough
and peosled by unfriendly tribes, Philippine ogencies were contacted and
they promised to send in teams to question local people and search for debris,
Father dia is o former chemistry and math instructor at Fordham

University, Decause of the assumed high degree of reliability of sources,
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