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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : {

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS !

Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possidly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

11 Jul 58 Etain AFB, France
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE — Ghar eutoik

ok handed Deta for Evaluction
25 secs one SSW to NE xian

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

000 cacao ooo

Egg-shaped obj, size of grapefruit, Confirmed as Sputnik III,
‘| white, w/interval of light blinking

on & off. Obj traveled straight &

level, blinked off to the North &

never came on again,

| ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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24 July 1958

MLMOMANDUN FUK) Captain Miatech © ArCINeks 3e
SUBJLCTs General OrbiteleTrack Checks for Air Seiences Division.

le Thie office has received a number of UFO reports from UOC posts
in the Green Bay, iorthern sisconsin, iiichigan and Minnesota areas. A
Gursory check discloses that these are primarily staffed with high schvol
Students now on vacation and elderly people with time on their hands.

Their reliability is obvious. However, would appreciate if a check for
Satellite be made on the besis of the following observed in that arca:

ae Time: Between 2120 to 2140 hours (local).

be Date: 12 July 1958.
Ge General direction: SSW to ENE.
@. UO appearance: Very small, white and round.

2-e Just received Us 0 report from Air Attache, France - there were
four military observers. Basic data:

@e Place: NE France (50 N - & E). _—

be Time: 2)27 Z (Gi for that area considered 0. Therefore,
local time sam.) a

Ge Dates ll July 1958. ;-¢
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&. General direction: 160 - 190 degrees to 4050 degrees,
estimate, 1. @. ecnerally sa to Ni.

@. Appearance: Round, white. In sight ap: roximately one
minute.

_ Be Your couwents and results of your computations may be hand
written directly on tiis memorandum. Would apjreciate it if you would

give us @ call.

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UNCLASS FROM 4SWO-I 7-259, (UFO) IN COMPLIANCE WITH AFR 4,

zoJeZ,) 5 FEB 58, THE FOLLOWING UFO REPORTS ARp-CuaiilTTEG, 4. DESCHIP-
TION OF OBJECT: ¢1) EGG SHAPED (Sy GRAPFRUIT. 3) WHITES (4) ONE.

Luge
GHKXKARAKAK XXX KKK KX NKXK HXKXXK (5) N/A (6) MOVING FAST REGULAR

BEE) ¢7 INTERVAL OF LIGHT BLING LNG, AN ANB, OFF |

RB. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE CF OBJECT: €1) WENT_CUT TO TAKE A WEATHER

OBSERVATION AND SAW IT MCV INC. (€32) asoug’eo > EGREES ANCLE OF ELEVA-
TION 122 DEGREES AZIMUTH. (3) ABOUT(4@ PEGREES ANGLE OF HEVATION

aan et

ag DEGHEES ASIMUT K (4) STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, (5) BLINKED OFF tO 14
on @) “NP NFVER CAME ON AGAIN, (6) NO MORE THAN 25 SEC ONDS

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PAGE TWO RJFMHW 3A 4 &

C. MANNER OF OBSERVAJZON$ (1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) NOPE BINCCULARS

, ONE. (3) N/A. De TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
T¢ 1424272 JUL

195e— (2) NIG He Ew LOCATION OF CBSERVER, CCU TPC! &

TOWER =TAIN AIR BASE a i INFCR/A-
TION ON OBSERVER: . @Bivece > eo

S4ST WEATHER SQUADRON, APG&7, YEA THER OPSERVER AWD BELIEVED To 2t = O
RELIABLE, Gt WEATHER AND WI NDS=ALOF T CONDITIONS AT TINE AsD PLOCE

OF SIGHTING, (4)(G000 SCATT ERSD, ugh 7: HIS OVERCAST, VISIBIKE 7 y op F
MILES WITH HAZE, VISIHILITY TC THE NCRTH FOUR MILES. (2) AUS REPCRS ¢ &
Tz FOLLOWING WIND VELOCI TI ES AND me CNS: / Bw | é
ALTITUDE DIREC T ICN/SPEED

sf

Sew FT 250/15

lwwwe FT oh Jos,

15.uc FT 243/25
Cawiee eT 24a /35 5

uw FT ca/ 5

S5e¢2 FT eet 155

AOZ7GR FT 242/45

Adcock FT 250/38

AGE THREE ROPWH 3A

& ' + sadd - FFT: pienennees etme nates «2 SF © is) —

SSeud FT 2/22 |

Guvww FT 232/22 FF
SSuww FT NOT REPORTED oe
Towa FT 443 / 3 A it
coun FT igi/ Ww | | Pz.

(3) SEE PARAGRAPH GC1). (4) SEE PARAGRAPH G(1). (5) SHE PAlACPAPH

GCi). (6) NONE, Hs NONE I, NONE$ CNTROL WAS CCUTEC-

TED AND REPCRTED NO ARICRAFT IN THE AREA AND N RADAP CC N TACT WITH

A FOREIGN OBJECT, Kt COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFIC ER (CAPTA] Qiom
—— a

GIR. Wisc iN ELLIG ENCE OFFICER), IN ADDITICNTO AIRY AN

GS AIRMAN FIRST CD AIRMAN SECOND C 14S CCR

GQUBRRM TOWER OPERA TORS) MADE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CFS RVATICNS.
NO CONCLUSIONS CAN BE DRAWN BY THE PREPARING OFFIC ER EXCEPT THAT TY =

JrO SIGHTED BY INDIVIDUALS ON TWO SUCCESSIVE DAYS AND C3SEEVED AT
APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME BEARS A LIMITED VERIFICATI OW OF THE
LALSTENCE OF UFO, SECOND iden A, DWSCRIPTI GW CF OBJECT:

C4) IN APPEARANCE, (2) MORE THE SIZE OF A BASK i BALL. (3)

If (4) ONE. (5) N/A. (6) NONE. (7) NONE. (3)
WOwie (9) LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF APPROXIMATELY SEVEN OR EIGHT TI
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Bs; DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OPJECTs (1) WIFE SIGHTED OBJECT F RST
AND CALLED HIS ATTENTION TO IT. (2) 45 DEGREES ANMLE OF ELEVATI ON

22d DEGREES AZIMUTH. (3) 45 EEGREES ANGLE OF ELEVATION 45 DEGRE &

AZIMUTH, (4) STRAIGHT AND LEVEL COURSE. (5) FADED FROM SIGHT 4..=— ~1]

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GhADUALLY TO THE NORTHEAST, (6) TW ONE HALF M Se C3 MANNER

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A i® DATE OF ‘SIGH TI NG: (4) 1221492 JULY 1958. (2) NIGHT. E: LOCATIN
OF OBSERVERS CHAMBLEY AIR BASE FRANCE 4S02N 3553E,. Fs IDEN TIFYINC
IiFORMATION ON OBSERVERS: (2) BRIDENDOLPH JUSTIN D. STAFF SG T4S

Cou SQUADRON APO 87 DUTY-CRYPTG OPERATOR AND BELIEVED TO 7E RELIA “1 &
6: WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TINE AND PLACE CF SICH TINS
(4) CLEAR NO CLOUDS, (2) ETAIN WEATHER REP OR T FOR SURRO NDING ARES

BY ETAIN AWS.

ALTITUDE DIRECTICN/SPEED ALTITUDE DIREC TI © N/SPEE

5320 FT 220/15 356.50 057/33

12200 FT 230/20 45390 263/27

15209 FT 233/22 b Sa8%i O7a/15 ‘

20000 FT 236 /30 SAHA One 719

25720 FT 2/35 6 S302 242/13 °

Suva FT 253/32 6090 oun / 15 9
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(3) HIGH BROKEN, (4) NINE MILES. (5) .6-+3 (6) NONE, Hs NONE. A

1:NONE, SMRRMMMMBMMMNRONTROL WAS CONTACTED AND REPORTED NO AIRCRAFT er

IN THE AREA AND REPORTED NO RADAR CONTACT WITH THE OBJECT: Ks SEE

PARAGRAPH K, PRECEEDING REPORT. Ls NONE ,

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Comment re sighting No. 1:

Date: i2 July 1958 . ) 13/0220 © 0240 July
Hours: 2120 = 2140 local ) 8S Ww, 4.500 (Covers erea to the North
Place: Area near Greenbsy, Wisc.) and west also)

@e 0240 % on 1} July 1556 (Sputnik III rocket) was

over Lake Huron at 135 miles altitude,

Using general observation point of /5 desrees N = 90 degrees West
the satellite (1953 ) of Spuinik IIT followed the rocket portion
by about 6 minutes et fnie particuler tine. It's orbit was abcut 115 miles
to the West of the rocket's orbit but stil) pretty mich in the visibility
Ponce, Lee. (Visible at 45 degrees N ent 75 degrees = 8C degrees W) upper
half of lower Michizea. Althouwh the direction of motion is consistent
with that of sputnik III, neitner component scema to have been sufficieatly
bowy off the eastern horizon ¢ ave seen in the area described.

Comment re sighting No, 2:

Dates 11 July 1958
Tinss 2127 Z
Plece: NE France (50 N 4 B)

1958 Ar (rocket) should heve been in the vieluity of the sighting

erea (50 degrees N, 4 degrees E) at 2117 2 on j) July at an altitude of
165 miles traveling in a direction of 25 degrees.

:

Captain G. Miatech
% Actronsutics Branch

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

12 Jul 58 13 Mi SW of Bu

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local __O635M4ST ¥kGround- Vi sual
omt_12/13352Z o Rivgguiars

5. 7.17 my
ia at
D.Wo Civilian
eae:
not given one stationar

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Parachute or balloon like obj, sta-
‘| tionary.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

12, CONCLUSIONS

Pe >o robobly oon
f : romin "Ds Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

O Ground-Rodor

© Air-intercept Radar

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

EE re
insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS

Altho very limited info, déscrip
tion is of a balloon,