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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8849672

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONPhiladelphia Pennsylvania

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
1 Jul 58 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local xGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 02/0059z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
GMT AinVisual
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS SOURCE 6. SOURCE X EX Was Astronomical Was Astronomical Meteor
Y.s Probably Astronomical
N Civilian Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OBJECTS . COURSE . COURSE Other. Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
6-8 secs one W to E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Point of light, size of head of pin, Point of light, size of head of pin, Typical meteor characteristics Typical meteor characteristics
yellowish color. yellowish color. Obj disappeared w/ disappeared w/ and description.
flashing lights. flashing lights.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
3RD DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
1612 S. CAMERON STREET, HARRISBURG, PA.
MAILING ADD S: POST OFFICE BOX 709.
3D0 24-213 8 JUL 1358
SU3JECT: Unidentified Flying Object Sighted
by at Philadelphia,
Pa., at 020107z July 1950
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-ratterson e Base
Ohio
1. Reference is made to Air Force Regulation 2oo-2, dated 5 February
1958.
2. In accordance with raragraph 15, AFn 20o-2, the following is
furnished for your information and any action you may deem avpropriate:
Description of the Object:
Shape - Similar to a point of light
Size - llead of a pin held at arms length -
360369 Color - Yellowish
Number - One (1)
Formation - iot Applicable
Discernible features or details - Similar to a movinc
point of light
Tail, trail, or exhaust - wone
EGE Sound - wone features - lone
Other pertinent or uusual
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(3) ance - Approximately 450 bearing P60 magnetic compass.
(D) Description of flight path and maneuvers of object -
Straight across the arch of the sky
E (5) hite!
lights going s the object visible - Approximately six (6) g west to east.
(6) How long was
to eight (3) seconds.
S c. Manner of observation:
① 6-8secnd (1) Ground-visual
t crso shy. (2 No optical aids were used
② Pin leedsged. Time and date of Sighting:
(1) Between 020059z and 020 20107z July 1958 0059
③ Stremght trageing 2) Night, full moon
north and
Philadelphia, Pa.,
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(1) Observer's account of weather conditions - No surface winds,
visibility unlimited, no clouds, hazy near horizon.
d discpln (2) Report from nearest AWS or U.S. Weather Bureau Office
of wind direction and velocity -
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