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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Continental Divide Was Balloon
11 December 1957 AFS, New Mexico 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Passibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 12/0213 to 0625z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Alrcraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE ax Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Probably Astronomical
XXNe Military D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3-5 Unknown
seconds up to 2 dox southerly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Objects oblong, size of pancil Geminid meteor shower very promi-
eraser, arette ash, nent this year robably this
up to 2 dozen, no formation. Sarply sighting was meteors-from this
defined defined leading edge. Tail approx leading edge. Tail approx shower. shower.
the length of obj. Obj first the length of obj. Obj first
appeared as falling star then appeared as falling star then
reversed itself to straight and reversed itself to straight and level
flight.
ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 SEP 52)
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UNCLAS 769TH COMDR 652 PD SUBJECT8 UFOB. (1) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS. UNCLAS MD (I) DESCRLPTLON OE OBIECTS
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EDGE. NO RADIATING LIGHT FROM EDGES. (G) TAIL APPROXIMATELY TWICE
THE LENGTH OF OBJECT. (H) ONE OBSERVER REPORTS SOUND LINE RUSHING
WING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO TWO SIGHTINGS. NO SOUND WHEN OBJECT
VISIBLE. (1) NONE. (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS. (A)
SENTRY DOG HANDLER R REPORTS FIRST OBJECT APPEARED TO BE FALLING STAR
BUT THEN IT REVERSED COURSE AND PROCEDED IN LEVEL FLIGHT.
(B) 45 DEGREE ANGLE OF ELEVATION, 120 DEGREE AZIMUTH (C) DEGREE

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AFS, N MEX. CAPTAIN AMIDON, JOHN . DIRECTOR, EXC. CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AFS, N MEX. CAPTAIN AMIDON, JOHN W. DIRECTOR, EXC.
2ND LT BURRIS_ JOHN H. DIRECTOR, EXC. S/SGT BRYANT, WESLEY W., RADAR 2ND LT BURRIS, JOHN H. DIRECTOR, EXC. S/SGT BRYANT, WESLEY W., RADAR -
OPERATOR, EXC. A/1C RINGNELL, VINCENTL, RADAR OPERATOR, EXC. A/2C JAMES OPERATOR, EX . C. A/2C JAMES
R BENTON, RADAR OPERATOR, EXC. A/3C MILES, HENNEN W. GOOD. RADAR OPR R BENTON. RADAR OPERATOR. EXC. A/3C MILES. ·HENNEN W. GOOD. RADAR OPR
A/2C MAXWELL, HAROLD E. RADAR OPR EXC. A/2C GAUTREAU, CALVIN L., --. RADAR
OPR EXC. A/2C VEYLUPEK, GEORGE H. SENTRY DOG HANDLER D OL, S/SGT
KEIMAN, KERMIT, RADAR OPERATOR, EXC. (7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT
TIME OF SIGHTINGS. (A) CLEAR VISIBILITY UNLIMITED (B) SURFACE -
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NONE. (8) NO KNOWLEDGE OF UNUSUAL METEORLOGICAL OR ASTRONIMICAL
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TAKEN (IO) TRAFFTC LIGHT AND LOCATED ON AIRWAY GREEN FOUR. TWO
F86LS S AND ON T-33 MAKING PRACTICE INTERCEPTS IN IMMEDIATE AREA.
(11) THIS REPORT PREPARED BY COMMANDER AND OPERATIONS OFFICER. (11) THIS REPORT PREPARED BY COMMANDER AND OPERATIONS OFFICER.
THERE IS NO POSITIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSE OF THESE SIGHTINGS. THERE IS NO POSITIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSE OF THESE SIGHTINGS.
OBSERVERS WILL NOT DEFINITELY IDENTIFY OBJECTS AS METEORS AND
WILL NOT POSITIVELY DISCOUNT SUCH AN EXPLANATION. IT IS OBVIOUS WILL NOT POSITIVELY DISCOUNT SUCH AN IS OBVIOUS
HOWEVER, THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THIS EXPLANATION, STATEMENTS ARE
ALL CONSISTANT WITH EXCEPTION OF THAT OF AMN VEYLUPEK. HIS
STORY IS AT VARIANCE ON SEVERAL POINTS, ALL AGREE, HOWEVER THAT
THERE WAS A LARGE NUMBER OF OBJECTS, AND THAT THEY DEFINITELY
HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING TO COMPARE WITH THEM THE FACT THAT EACH
OBJECT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AND WAS VISIBLE FOR THREE TO FIVE
SECONDS IS A MATTER OF CONSISTANT TESTIMONY. THE COMPLETELY
REFUTE THE POSSIBILITY F MIS-IDENTI YING G AIRCRAFT T aS UFOB'S
(12)NEGATIVE. :
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SECURIT ASSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED
BPAOB BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Ohock) ACCOUNTING Orig, or refers to CLASSIFICATION
PRICRLTY MULTI SYMBOL OF REFERENCE
ACTION BOOK SINGLE 652 UNCL
INFO x AF
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
CCMDR ATIC
TO: COMDR. ADC. ENT AFB, COLCRADO SPRINGS, CC ORADO
ATTN: DIKECTOR CF LYTELLIGENCE
12-1967-E
UNCL/FRCM: AFCIN-4E4
CITE UFO REPORT NO. 652, DTD 12 DECEMBER 57. THIS INCIDENT
WARRANTS A FOLLOW-UP. IN VIEW OF LAFGE NUMBER OF WITNESSES.
REQUEST INFORMAL HRELIMINANY REQUEST INFORMAL RELIMINANY VESTIGATION. DISREGAND IF DISREGARD IF
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DATE 13 1430
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SYMBOL SIGNATURE
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TYPED NAME AND TITLE (8) required) TYPED (OF staMPEd) NAME AND TITLE
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Aiston Adjutank
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REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE CITE AFCIN 4E4 12-1967-E, DATED 13/1430Z. REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE CITE AFCIN 4E4 12-1967-E, DATED 13/1430Z.
OPERATIONS OFFICER 7S9TH ACWRON. ONLY ONE OBJECT WAS SEEN AT ANY OPERATIONS OFFICER 769TH ACWRON. ONLY ONE OBJECT WAS SEEN AT ANY
TO BE STREAKS OF LIGHT AND FLEW ON A SEEMINGLY LEVEL FLIGHT PATH.
THOUGHT THEY WERE METEORS BUT REPORTED THE SIGHTINGS BECAUSE OF THE
"LEVEL"F LIGHT TH, END
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