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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6960981

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONWof Winslow Nof Winslow&EOf Flagstaff Arizona

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PROJECT

IC073 RECORD CARD

i. DATE | 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION | Fessioly Balloon
Local —.. _ ee C) Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Redar 0 Was Aircraft .
EW te TO . ;2 F robably Aircraft
GM T= */ VLGZZ & Air Vi sual O Air-Intercep? Rador CG Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes {|Q Probably Astronomical
Ne Wilitary (19) ners; : QO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 12 Other_ ————
|Q Insufficient Data for Evaluation
A, or - Rar. O Unknown
are, tiie AS ms =i 2 LOoOnary }
10, GRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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yranze-re On Side neare the ji :
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Lde vay fm the sun. One observer
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IBADGUARTSRS 36TH ALR DIVISLON
United States Air Force
Davis=-Montnan Air Force base, Arizona

(Unclassified) Unidentified Fiying Cbject

Cormander

Air Defense Command

Ent Air Force: Base,
Colorado Springs, Colorsdo

Forwarded in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2 is

Unidentified Flying Object Report, 24 February 1958, prepared by

303rd Bombardment Wing, Medium.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

2 Incls
1&2 AF Form 112 & 112A

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RQ AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colcrado

TO: Commander, Air Technical Intellizence Center, Wright-Patterson .
Air Force Base, Chio

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APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 Fee ae
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| AREA REPORTED CN FROM weoeny) Intelligence Division, 303rd Bomb :
| pi eneta fh. ietaons Area .__._ = __Wing, Davis-Montuen ATB, arizona Pas:
ATE GF REPORT a DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION ———< fit a
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2nd. Lt JON J. MARSHALL JR Air Crew Resorts ae
CEFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, ac., as apoiicadie) ae ‘j . 3
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oproximately 60 to 70 decrees; LER a ified 345 degrees. | Pec? sy} Cee

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it was to the rear at about 190 decrees true azimuth and 60 degrees in oS

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SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
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3) B47 type aircraft; Yellow Cell (Banana Soat); 29,500 feet;
TH 344 degrees; Approximately 450; Davis-onthan Air force Base,
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(5) 3511N 111 O6W; 3510N 110 55W; 3500N 119 52W: Approximately 5 miles
west of Winslow,Aérizona; 12 miles north of Winslow. Arizona; 28 miles
east of Flagstaff. are
(6) (a) Not applicable Reliedility Ret,
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3. Franklin * Major 303rd Bomb Wing Pilot 32 7"
L. 3. Barly Captain 303rd Bomd Wing Pilot B=2 ae
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J. B. Ducote Captain 303rd Bomb Wing Pilot 32 ix
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J. E. Voss Ist Lt 303rd Bomb Wing Co Pilot B-2 eae
L. Paskevicz ist Lt 303rd Bomb Wing Co Pilot 3-2
D. Z. Decker ist Lt 303rd Bomb Wing Co Pilot 3-2
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Jd. L. Hinton 1st Lt 303rd Bomb Wing Co Pilot B-2
a. M. Eembor Ist Lt 303rd Bomb Wing Navigator 32
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.// \3) Weather: Clear above cirrus undercast; aircraft had just come cut of
cirrus cloud; winds 185/45 at 29,500 feet pressure altitude.
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, ,  heene Gawe, Tithe 14 U.S C., Sections 793 and 794, Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any onage eh ae
FFU riteet oerson is orohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force ws
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snautherized persen is prohibited by law It may not be reproduced in whole or 1m cart. Sy other than United States Air Force

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(11) Chief, Evaluation and Dissemination Section, Intelligence Division,
303rd Bomberdment Wing. Although the descriptions of the object differ
in some cases, the information available seems to indicate that the
object was some tyne of larze balloon.

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