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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8863797

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONWest Point Mississippi

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS 7"
. O Wes Balloon
1“ August 1958 West Point, Mississippi O Probably Belloon :
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Belloon |
O Was Airerefes
Local 1X Ground- Vi sual D Ground-Redar GS Prebaie krwdh
GMT 15/0230Z O Air Vi sual OD Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft |
5. ‘PHOTOS OL O Was Astronomicel
0 Yes O Probably Astronomico!
9 Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomico!
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 3
GX insufficient Dete fer Eveiver.o-
O Unknown
5 mins one ste 20 —_
11. COMMENTS .

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Rnc, reddish blue & white obj, size o

Insufficient info. To evz:.

Silver dollar. Moved parallel to ground, Yo azimuth or elevation, |

In sight for <5 mins. No manner of diga- Astronomical sighting of

ppearance indicated,

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uw DENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (UFO). ITEM "A" (1) QOUNDy (2)
(3) QEDDISH BLUE AND WE (H)CONEs (5) N/A,
%6) NONE, (7) NONE, (8) NONE, (9) NONE. ITEM "B® (h) GRACIE “

M CAGLE NOTICED THE OBJECT AND LED E "GS ) CHIKN GEES 11 tn rat oe? )
THE OTHER OBSERVERS, @) SALLEL TO THE GROUND, (3) CUNKNGIS, sigaonen dit» 2
VISUAL, 2) NONE, (3)°N/A. ITEM "D" (1) 0230/15 AUGUST 1958, (2) 2% try

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
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WEST POINT, MISSISS-
7 YEARS, TELEPHONE

OPERATOR y Ts MISSISSIPPI ONSIDERED
RELIABLE $ YEARS, HOUSEWIF
WEST POIN Ie CONSIDERED RELIABLEe ITEM "G CLEAR »

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@) NONE AVAILABLE AT THIS STATION, (3) UNKNN, 64) UNKNOWN,
(5) UNKNOUJN, €6) UNKNOWNe ITEM myn UNKN OWNe ITEN "I" NONEe
ITEM "J* NONE. ITEM "K" 1ST LT WALTER A MESTRE, INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER, HQ 4228TH STRATEGIC WING (SAC). ANALYSIS OF THE FINDINGS
REVEAL No POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THIS. SIGHTINGe ITEM "L™ NONE.

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STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING

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UNCLASSIFIED .
ROUTINE

FROM: COM 4228 STRATWG COLOMBUS AFB MISS
TO +: COM APC: ENT AFB COLO
COM EADF STEWART AFB NY

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OSAF WASH DC ANIN:. AFCIN, OFF OF INFO Svcs

NR : OCOL 338 19 AUG 58

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Subj: Unidentified Flying Object: (UFO),

K.. (1) ound.
(2) Silver Dollar.
(3) Reddish blue and white.
(4) One.
(5) N/A.
(6) None.
(7) None.
(8) None.
(9) None.

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(2) Parallel to the ground.
(3) Unknown,
(4) None.
(5) Thom,
(6) 45 minutes.

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: INCOMING

UNCLASSIFIED
NR : “OCOI 338 FM: COM 4228 STRATWG COLOMBUS AFB MISS (CONT'D)

C. (1) Ground-visual.

(2) Nohe.
(3) Nga.
| D. (1) 0230/15 Aug 58.
| (2) Night.
E. 33 deg 367 min ~ 88 deg 37 min W. wn. edge of N-POiHtsMissiaé |

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—ae 8 years, Electrica}. “Engineer, oe oa
est Point, Mississippi. C liable:
27 yrs; telephone operator, West
Point, Miss Considered reliable; 59 yrs, house
oo West Point, Mississippi. Considered reliable,

(2) None available at this station.

(3) Ttknow.

(4) Unknown,

(5) Unknown.
| (6) Unknow.
H. Unknown.

T&J None...

K. 1st Lt Walter A. Mestra, Intel Officer, Hq 4228 STRAT wa
(SAS). Annalysis of the findings refpal no possible explanation for

this sighting.

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L. Nane.

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