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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 7
0 Was Balloon
17 May 58 Kisalon, Mindanao, Phillipi 1fe Probably M Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 8:15 round-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_17/10157 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS SOURCE XX XIX Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
xAkNo xARNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
less than I min one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMA SIGHTING 11. [11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
silvery bluish rnd Meteor sighting fluctuation in
obj giving obj giving shap haur rays all rays all around, path being attributed to
more brilliant than more brilliant nan Venus. It seemed atmospheric conditions. atmospheric conditions.
to linger to linger in the small up curve small up curve & then
dash down again. Covered 90 deg dash down again. Covere 9 arc in
less than l min.
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COINTRY OF ACTIVIT RL PRRTING RIPCNT 40 Lea
Philippines. IR-92-58
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
TMINTRY AAREA RIPH: CONLILAS JUL 1 14 1958 DATS 2 INFOMATIIN
Philippines 4 Jun 58
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Office of the Air Attache cri N.
Manila, Philippines 12 Jun 58 41
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Captain James O. O'Neal 4NAP
Assistant Air Attache 20 Jun 58
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Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object
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This report concerning e sighting of an unidentiiied
flying object obs Father nisacker, Society of Jesuits, near Kisalo,
Kindanao (8°20' Kindanao 12453'8) on 17 May 1953, an 3'1) on 17 May 1953, anc rerorts results ports results of investi ation of investigation
4 by Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) of signtin Philippines (AFP) of -50-58.
by Armed Forces signting reported orte IR-50-58.
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Wight
"At aboutS:15)(May 17) stood on the little platform at the kead
of the oack stairs to acmire the starry heavens and behold, there care out of
the western sky,l ue west in the ecliptic (zodiac), southern part, a very bright,
silvery bluishoume Doody giving off sharp rays all aroundfmore brilliant than
Venus. And this was its aoparent course:
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Pernaus 400 Disappeared from my view benind
Paliapan Mt. Head.
This, thoufre,
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UI eil or Iight streak senind. it moved away
very fast but it secmed to stop br linger in the Small un curve and then Cash
crow Again The mountain head, perhaps 1,20 eet above our plain, is only
<ilometers directly west, so it cut off sight completely. Ine direction was jv-
NE. If it is true that such phenomena are within SO miles I thought many would
notice it. It seems to me a meteor zould not follow such a course. The whole
phenomenon was over in more or less a minute." Tre!
2. the following corments were made by Father rwarding the
above to this office:
a. The an-le reported by Father fits perfectly to the deyree
of description, the directions taken by the known itussian satellites.
Ls. It is reported that the Kussians are using a re-e try technique
which comes in horizontal and produces a skip. It seems that properly designed which comes in horizontal and produces a skip. It seems that properly designed 7
fins on a rocket would produce the pattern observed. There would be a slowing .
down as the vehicle rose in the atmosphere cue to the encounter with atmospheric down as the vehicle rose in the atmosphere due to the encounter with atnospheric
particles. It would then descend again.
c. That Father should be tne onc to observe or rather to be in
a position to observe another 'phenomenon' is quite reasonasle if these vehicles
are originating from the same place."
ColMinrs of Preparing Officer:
3. Father was interviewed by personnel of this ofrice on ls
Feoruary 1953 concerning the sighting reported in
man he aypeared active physically and mentally. His training and experience are
such as to make nim a qualified observer.
4. The A"p sent ground observation teams into the general area described in
IR-sO-53 out located no debris and learned no additional information concerning
the October l957 sighting.
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