PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
22 Apr 58 Sonngdahlem_AFB,Germany 0 Probably Bolloan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balioon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraht contrai
GMT. 22/1730Z AinVisuel Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
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5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
OYes Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
R No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE D Other
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10 mins 10_mins one NE NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Sphere about seventy two feet in dia- S. phere about seventy two feet in dia- There was an RB-66 A/C in the was an RB-66 A/C in the
meter, luminous w/black smoke contrai meter, luminous w/black smoke contrai. . area at that time. This is pro at that time. This is pro)
Appeared to fade out. Obj about size of ably obj sighted.
RB-66 a/c. RB-66 a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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RJEDSO/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
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INFO ZEN/DEPUTY COMDR USAFE ALVON (12)
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UNCLAS THIS UNCLAS THIS IS IS A UFOB MESSAGE. IFOB MESSAGE. 30, Below 30, Below
(4) ROuNDy (4) RouNDy LUMINOUS SHAPE ABOUT_SIZE OF RB-66 AIRCRAFT.) RB-66 AIRCRAFT.
UNRCODOUDSLIKE UNRCEDOUD.LIKE
(B) SPHERE ABOUT (3) SPHERE ABOUT SEVENTY TWO SEVENTY TWQ
(C) UHITE LUMINOUS FOLLOWED BY BLACK SMOKE CONTRAIL (C) WHITE LUMINOUS FOLIOWED BY BLACK SMOKE CONTRAIL Spadistraments Spclinstraments use1?
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FITZGERALD, THOMAS J. I/LT 42ND TRS NAV
RISPOLI, JOHN J. 1/LT L2ND TPS ECM OBS
SUMPTER, THOMAS W. JR. 1/LT 42ND TPS ECM OBS
MATHIS, CLARENCE R. S/SGT 42ND TRS GUNNER
ALL OF THESE PERSONNEL ARE QUALIFIED, PATE ONNEL AND ARE
CONSIDERED (B) USUALLY RELIABLE. RELIABLE. Dute Dote
7 (A) AND UNDERCAST CONDITION EXISTED UITH TOPS_APPROXINATE- 7 (A) AND UNDERCAST CONDITION EXISTED UITH TOPS APPROXIMATE-
LY AT TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED FEET- LY AT TUENTY FIVE HUNDRED FEET- wx wx
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(B) CHAUMONT AIR FORCE BASE WEATHER STATION REPORTED IN Qrilils
ITS TUELVE O'CLOCH OBSERVATION SURFACE WINDS LIGHT AND VAIRA- ITS T TUELVE O'CLOCH NDS LIGHT AND VAIRA-
ABLE, SIX THOUSAND FOOT WINDS 350/5 TEN THOUSAND 310/1S ABLE, SIX THOUSAND FOOT WINDS 35O/5 TEN THOUSaND 310/10
SIXTEEN TTOUSAND 342/10 TWENTY THOUSAND 350/15 THIRTY THOU-
SAND B3E/15 FIFTY THOUSAND JWIPXQT
(C) PILOT WAS ABOVE THE UNDERCAST AND REPORTEY ONLY HAZE
ABOVE WITH TEN TO FIFTY MILES VISABILITY.
(E)N/A
(F) NEGATIVE
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UNDERCAST AND FADED OUT WHEN CRAFT BROKE UNTO THE CLEAR.
THE GUNNER AGAIN_REPORTED THE OBJECT AFTER FIFST SIGHTING

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UPING PENEFATION AT SPANGDAHLEM AIR FORKCE BASE AT 1SE4Z. (
AS OBJECT MAINTAINED A STREIGHT AND LEVEL FLIFHT RATH
PLLOT MANOEUVERED AIRCRAFT FROM ONE SIDE OF THE OBJECT TO THE
OTHER IN ORDER THAT ALL. OBSEFVERS MIGHT VIEW THE OBJECT
THERE WAS NO OTHER AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA•
11 INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 42ND TRS. THIS SIGHTING WAS VARI- Ch
IED BY SEVEN CREM MEMBEFS, THE DISTANCE FROM THE AIRCRAFT Conditn (
ARIEL AMONG THE OBSERVERS• THE OBJECT WAS DISCRIBED AS -
)F BLACK SMOKE, ALTHOUGH THIS SIGHTING COULD HAVE BEEN A -
EFLECTION FROM THE CLOUDS OF THE AIFCRAFT SHADOW SEVERAL.
THE REPORTÉD SHAPE FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT POSITIONS. THE 8
POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER AIRCPAFT IN THE AREA NOT SEEN BY THE 7
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CRENMEMBERS CAN NOT BE EXCLUDED. IT IS BELIEVED PROBABLE
THE CREWMEMBERS THAT THE SIGHTING WAS CAUSE BY METEOROLO- THE CREWMEMBERS THAT THE SIGHTING G WAS CAUSE BY METEOROLO-
GICAL CONDITIONS NEVER BEFORE OBSERVED BY THEM. THE PREPAR-
ING O OFFICER CONCURS, WITH THIS S BELIEF.
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