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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
2 Jan 58 Woodridge, England 000 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possioly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT-02/17.07 AinViswual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE xax Was Astronomical Venus
Yes Probably Astronomical
XOKNo Military D Passibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATIGN 8. NUMBER COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 hr 15 mins one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Oval shaped, duil reddish-ornage obj, It was the opinion of the AACS
size of grapefr of grapefruit. Tremendous size Tower operators & weather Tower operato weather
for a star. Sta moving, turned upon personnel time
end w what look tail-like of the sighting, that the obj
protrusions. point it seemed could have been the planet
about 3 times l Venus. ATIC concurs.
up and down & back
to left, osition.
All the time dimmer, un-
an orang glow &
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CLASS IFICATION
COUNTRY IVITY REPORTING REPORT NO. (Leave blenk)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS DATE OF INFORMATION
U.K. 2 Jan 58
ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT DATE OF COLLECTION SRI STATUS (I! epplicable)
79th Fighter Bomber Squadron 8 Jan 58 SRI NO.
CANCELED/COMPLETE
PREPAR ING IND IV IDUAL DATE OF REPORT
William F. Manning, Captain, USAF 8 Jan 58 CANCELED/INCOMPLETE
NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE EVALUATION ACTIVE
F-6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON (DOTE)
A/2C
REFERENces (BAIR Subject, previoue roporte, etc.. 8D aPP licablo)
AFR 200-2 12 August 1954
SUBJECt (Descriptive title. Uee
UFOB
SUMMARY (Give eummery which ights the selient factors of nerrative report. Begin narrative toxt on Form 1120
unlese report can be fully stated on AP Fora 1l2. List
On tha evening of 2 January 1958 a large, dull reddish orange object
about the size of a grapefruit was observed at a 2 30 degree elevation.
It moved Southwest growing larger and brighter, then disappeared.
APPROVED
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HARLAN B. FERRILL
Colonel USAF
DCS/Intelligence
Hq Third Air Force Hq Third Air Force
APO 125, New York, APO 125, New York, New York
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WARninG: This document conteins inlormation affecting the nat ional defense of the Unlted States within the meaning of the
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AF 15 SEF FORM 112 REPLACES AF FORM II2. I OCT 52. WHICH ASAV BE USED
Air Force-USAFE, Wsbn, Ger
CLASSIFICATION

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AF FORM 112—PART II (CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED  JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agmcy) REPORT NO.
79th Fighter Bomber Squadron PAGE 2 03 PAGES
The following information is submitted in compliance with AFR 200-2,
UFOB.
(1)(a) Oval shaped. 1
(b) Grapefruit.
c) Dull reddish orange.
a One of three overlapping.
e Refer to (d) above.
F Refer to 2(d).
Negative.
h Negative.
(1) Refer to 2(d). Astre computer
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(2)(a) Tremendous size for a star. CT t
(b) Southwest, 20 to 30 degree elevation. the du
c Approximately same as 2(b) above.
a Started moving at 1810z, turned up on end d with what looked like three
tail-like protrusions. At that point it se eemed about three times lar-
ger than original observation. The object did not speed up but moved
slowly up and down, then to the right and back to the left, then down-
wards to the original position. All the time the object grew dimmer,
until it turned to an orange glow, then disappeared.
() Refer to 2(d).
0217403 to 0218158.
(3)(a) Ground visual. 0.
(bb) Negative.
(c) Negative.
(4)(a) 0217403 January 1958. Ah
(b) Night.
(5)AF Station
Unlimited except for a few clouds at 24,0oo feet.
Unknown.
Unknown.
Negative.
)Negative.
()Nlegative.
(10) The following type
One F-84-F and one L20 aircraft.
(11) There definitely was an unusually bright object sighted at the time indi-
persohnal"en duty cated, however,.it pinion of the AACS hava been the
Planet Venus
THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S. C.-
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. hoed RC
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AF FORM 112-PART II (CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) REPORT NO.
79th Fightar Romber Squadron PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES
(13) Nerative.
WILLLAM F. MANNING
Captain, USAF
Intelligence Officer
31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR 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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