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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963325

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONGeorge AFB Calif

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Builoon
5 Mar 58 George AFR,Calif 000 Probably Bolloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Local 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 06/0324Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
D Possibly Astronomical
No Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
5-10 SeOS one Hest
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
B.11 3.11 of fire w/tail, size of dime, w/tail, size of dime, Description definitely suggests a
very very bright whito. Tail approx 50 bright whito. Tail approx 50 meteor.
times longer than obj. longer
ATTC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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00/03242MA
Witues T
07 7 ,
025350
SQD033)YDC231 XYA236XNBG18FF0A903 ATIC
PP RJWPJB RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHO
DE RJWPFO 1 Co
062309Z
FMC 831ST, AIR DIV
443
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH AIR DIV 2
RJEDSO/RONDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELL HO USAF
RJEPHQ/ SERVICES HO USAF
VUNCLAS
"DTIE "AND UAIE UF SIGHIANGE
1)2 1324Z MARCH 1958 6

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(1) SHAPE: LIKE ANETIOR PALL OF FIRE WITH TAIL9 te
(2) SIZE: I DIME S
(3) COLOR: VHITE, VERY BRIGHT Jutin
(1) 57 2
(4) NUMBER: ONE toi
(5) N/A Good
(6) NONE Cle
(7) TAIL APPROXIMATELY 57 TIMES LONGER THAN ORJECT:
C
( (
PAGE TWO RJWPFQI PAGE TWO RJWPFQ1
B. DWSCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: C C
(1) OPSERVERS WERE LOOKING FOR AN AIPCRAFT IN IN THE LANDING
U U
PATTERN WHEN PATTERN WHEN THEY SAW OBJECT. THEY SAW OBJECT.
(2) ANGLE OF ORJECT WYEN FIRST ORSERGED: 70 DEGRIES
(3) ANGLE OF OBJECT UPON DISAPPEARANCE: 10 DEGREES
AZIMUTH OF OBJECT UPON DISAPPEARANCE: 270 DEGREES
(4) FLIGHT PATH: STRAIGHT AND LEVEL
(5) DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE WEST
(6) OBJECT VISIBLE FROM 5-10 SECONDS
C.MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GROUND-V,
SUAL
(2) NONE C
(3) NA/A
D. TINE AND DATE OF SIGNTINGE
'1)2603247 MARCH 1958 C

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E. LOCATION OF OBSERVECS:
(1) 34 DEGREES
(2) GEORGE AIR FORCE ORNIA, CONTROL TOWER
. OBSERVERS ...
....
PAGE THREE RJWPFQ 1
T/SGT JAMES L. DUNCANAF -19364140
2511 AACS DET. GAFB-EST-RELIABLE 2541 AACS DET. GAFB-EST-RELIABLE
A72: EDWARD T9 NIKOLEWSKI AF-19552601
1925-1 AACS DET. GAFB-35 -RELI ABLE
G. WEATHER
(2) CLEAR
(2) 6,008' 240 DEGREES 28 KNOTS 2S KNOTS
S 28 KNOTS 952007 ERGATION
10,300' 230DEGREES
16,000' 240 DEGREES 35 KNOTS
22,6)0'2 217 DEGREES 38 KNOTS
5F,000' 270 DEGREES 27 KNOTS
80,000' 249 DEGREES 26 KNOTS 27
(3) CEILING - CLEAR
(4) VISIBILITY 6 MILES - HAZE
(5) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER: NONE
(6) NONE
Ha I NONE
I. NONE 349 DEGREES 4,900
J.F-26 ACFT, FLYING IN LANDING

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C
C
PAGE FOUR RJWPFO 1 bfficER
K. 1/LI EDWARI ST. INTELL.
THis SION
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS O
TWO OBSERGERS SEEMS T
OBJECT COULD HAVE BEEN C
AN EARTH SATELLITG C
IS, HOWEVER,NO MEANS of CONT-US
Determing TY.
THIS LA
BT
06/2330ZMAR 06/2330ZMAR RJWLFQ plitetach C C
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fidicte No
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