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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
25 September 1958 Casweli Ars, Lath, Le. 000 Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 01452 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS SOURCE O: Was Astronomical .urora
Yes Probably Astronomical
KNo Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
35 minutes one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oval to obj, size of silver The latitude of the a/e at the The latitude of the a,e at the
dollar, greenishk red, blue, & white. red, blue, & white. time of the sighting, apiarent
Acprox Approx 20 disti 20 dist ct bright colored lack of motion of the oud t
lights arpears arleai susi ended fm its deseription point toward its deseription point tovard
the onj & & re alternately ernately chis obj being an aurora.
fading in a random pattern. To one fading To one
observer, jeared almost motion-
less, apleared to havo
rapid movement with erratic directiont
Bhechapafto romained in area after
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 5 SEP 52)

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WXA174 UNCLASSIPIED
EXA359 1
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIREU EXCE!T PKIOR TU
CATEGORY L FNCPNPTION--PHYSICALLY REMOVE
DE RJEXDH 7C ALL INTERNAL REPERENCES BY DATE-TIME GROUP
PRIOR TO DECLASSIFICATION
R ••••
FM CONAIRDIV 57 WESTOVER
TO RJEDDNSCOIDR ADC ENT
RJEYSN/HDQS 32ND AIRDIV SYRACUSE
RJEDSO.CONDR AIR TECH INTEL CNTR WPAFB
ZEN/ASST COFS INTEL HEDUSAF
ZEN/OFFIC HEDUSAF
BT
/FRON
260-2, PARAGRAPH !5. Classification Cancelled
A. DESCRIPTION OBJECT. OR Changed to daeL
(1) OVAL TO OBLONG AEM:AER2LS-ID
2SILVER DOLLAR (2) SILVER DOLLAR MAER2L5-ID
(3) 3 GREENISH. RED, BLIE AND WHITE. PARA 2.176(1) PARA 2.176LW ....
(4) ONE B:M. Suintaille B.M. Sutaillen
(.5) (.5) N/A
(6) APPROX 2 DISTINCT_ERIGHT_COLOREDLIGHTS_APPEARED TO (6 APPROX 29 DISTINCT_ ERIGHT_COLORED LIGHTS_APPEARED TO SE
SUSPENDED FROM THE OBJECT AND THESE WERE
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0
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RANDOM PATTERN.
(7) NONE OBSERVED •
(8) NONE
(9 NONE
B DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF ORJECT.
(1) CONTR ITS. CASWELL AFS. BATH, IE. & CONTROL
TOWER AT DC 99TH RO CRAFT WNO UAS
IN THE AR DA WE TRAINING FIIG STRANGE
OEJECT AND ACEN
SITE THE ACEV SITE VAINTAINED RADIO CC ONTACT VITH THE
E52 AND HI TO THE AREA THE OEJECT WAS IINDER
OBSERVATION. THE ACAW
(2) APPROX 20 THOUSAND FT. ABOVE AIRCRAFT. •
(3)N/A
(4) OBJECT GENERALLY MOVED ALONG A LINE FROM AUGUSTA, ME TO
ALMOST MOTIONLESS. HOWEVER THE TAILGUNNER REPORTED RAPID MOVE-
MENT WITH ERRATIC DIRECTIONAL CHANGE. (THIS MAY BE PARTIALLY
ATTRIBUTED TO THE AIRCRAFT HEADING' CHANGE WHILE UNDER GCI CONTROL) …

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(5) OBJECT REMAINED IN AREA_AFTER AIRCRAFT TDEPARTED,
(O) ANE ETFAER ME
TAIL GUNNER OF PILOT FOR MIMITES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION •
(1) GROUND VIS AIREORNE VISUAL
(2)NONE
(3) B-52, TAIL 37E.
VARIABLE UNDER GCI CONTROL , WESTOVER AFS, MASS.
D. TINE & DATE OF SIGHTING.
(1)260145Z
(2)NIGHT
E AREA O BRUNSWICK, BATH AND AUGUSTA MAINE
F. IDENTIFYING INFOR ATFON ON OBSERVER'S.
(1)A2C C DAVIS, AC&W SITE CASWELL AFS. LER,
RELIABILITY UNKNOWN. •
AM B. CAPT, 34 BONB SO. 99TH BOMB UING
WESTOIER AFB, ACFT CONWANDER. RELIABILITY: EYCELLENT 373O HOURS ITY: EYCELLENT 3730 HOURS
FLYING TIME. TIME. •
EXCELLENT 1925 EXCELLENT 1925 HRS FLYING TIME.
• •
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(4) TATEMFLOYD G, T/SGT. SAME ADDRESS, TAIL GUNNER,
RELIABILITY, LENT 29: 9 HRS FLYING TIME.
G. WEATHER
(1) CLEAR WITH 2510 SCATTERED D UNDERCAET
(2) 190DE( EES/10K
290 ES.30K
250 •
29 OK
230
290
300 DEGREES 0
300 DEGREES/52 (EST)
(3 UNLIKITED
(4) DOR AFD ME, 7NI, HAZE •
5NONE OVER STATION BUT SURROUNDING CIVILIAN ! STATIONS
REPORTED 3710 OVERCAST AT 7333 FT.
(G) N/A •
ALT. DOW
I. NONE EYCEPT AS STATED IN B (1)
DURING TIME
PERIOD.
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mPPMPmmmmm
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N.
NELSON. CREW HAS HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AT HIGH A ALT NIGHT •
FLYING IN ALASKAN AIRORA CFFECTS.
THEY ALSQ NOTED 5DFG:
THE_OEJECT EXSIRITED EXCITEMENT OVER
NATURE OF SIGHTING AN AIRBORNE CIRVIS REPORT WAS FILLED BY VHF
TO MCDILL AFE. FLA S SEARCH RADAR AND THE ACET
INTERPHONE SYSTE CUDS AFTER SIGHTING._ THE
A&E SHOP UPON "ORMAL ELECTRONIC FAILIRE •
FOR THE RADAR AND CHT BREAKERS FOK ISTOn TERPHONE
SYSTEM RADIOSTATION WI RADIOSTATION W N CARRIED A REPORT OF O SIGHTING
BYA MR BY A MR OF SOL OF SOU ICKMASS. AT D13 KMASS. AT 13J EST 26.SEPT 5. L2S.SEPT 58.
THIS LEAD TS BEING INVESTIGATED AI THIS LEAD TS BEING I INVESTIGATED A SE APPLICABLE.
1. NONE AVAILABLE
BT
92/1502Z OCT RJEXDH OCT RJEXDH
•
UNCLASSIFIED
3

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ATIC
I
TCZCSQG373ZCJYD131 05 02'58
YY RJEDSQ 26 Str 58
DE RJEZHQ 803
Y 260434Z NO.
TIME
FM HEDUSAF Data
By:.
TC ZEN/HEDUSAF
-
INFO RJEDSQ/ATIC
RJEDSJ/CONAD Va
RJEDDN/NORAD i1
RJEDON/ADC 1+3:
RJEDER/SAC 41 .L.1
1
Y 264247Z Y 26*247Z
FM COMEASTSEAFRON NY NY
TO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF •
REEMZC/CINCLANTFLT
FA COWEELL 19:AFE8 .•
TO CCMDR EASTERN SEA FRONTIES
AF GRNC •
ET
/UNCLAS/ CIRVIS R REPCRT HAVE SIGHTED UNIDENTIFIED CEJECT OELONG IN •
IN_SHAPE 4355M 6956W 01457 ALTITUDE OF 0EJECT 55 AIRCRAFT
ALTITUDE 40000 DIRECTICN AND SPEED OF OEJECT UNKNOWN
BT .••.
26:0206Z SEP RJESDLA 22i.
26/02472 SEP REEFCM inu &nf
26103387 SEP R.IF7HO

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2240Z 2240Z 25.Sep 25.5ep 10 20
NNNN Mueti Mueti 7 1/ 11
RECEIVED RECEI
SEP 27 02 4258 TELEPHONED P
29 SEP58 07 22 TO NO.71222 O
TIME Date 22
ATIC By:.
RC018 4E4
CZCSQF061ZCJYAE23
PP RJEDSQ mus
DE RJEYSN 5K :
P 2620452
FM COMDR 654TH ACWRON BRUNSWICK NAS
INTELL SER SQ ETHAN ALLEN
ZEN/COMDR BÄNGOR ADS

RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB
SH DC
.RJEDNB/COMDR EADF
BT .
/UNCLAS/ 0IN 09-11 16. ATTN: INTEL OFFICER BANGOR ADS, ATTN: DIR
NTEL DET 2-2THAD (FAGE) ATTN: CIC STEWART T AFB. SUB: UNIDENTIFIED
FLYING OBJECT REPORT. . (
1. CIRCULAR
SMALL
RED, WHITE AND_GREEN
ONEK
NO FORMATION
STAR LIKE, YET NOT
NO TRAIL NO TRAIL • *
. •
PAGE TWO RJEYSN 5K
NO SOUND -
FLASHING LIGHTS,
2WATCHING SKY
REMAINED IN SKY
NO FLIGHT PATH rinile
NO DISAPPEARANCE
3. BOTH GROUND AND AIR VISUAL
EYES ONLY A/C ite3diNg WesT
EO

4.2240Z/25 SEPT 58 1740 (stilliaylight)
NIGHT CLEAR SLIGHT HAZE
5. LEWISTON, MAINE BRUSNWICK NAS, MAINE AIRBORNE B-52
6. MR. BURLINGTON, VT. .
AC2 BAND BRUNSWICK NAS TOWER, MAINE
LT HOAG, 654 TH ACWRON DUTY DIRECTOR, MAINE
7. WX CONDITION-HAZE AND SLIGHT AURORA ……
WINDS NORTHWESTÉRLY FROM 20 TO 75 KTS
CLEAR .-
7 MILES
NONE
NO THUNDERSTORMS
8. SLIGHT AURORA
9 NO PHOTOS •
10. DUE TO MISSION OF B-52 AND TIME INVOLVED, NO INTERCEPT MADE
II. LT. DAVID S. HOAG SENIOR DIRECTOR ON DUTY AT THE TIME
REPORT PREPARED BY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
NO CAUSE OF SIGHTING KNOWN AT THIS TIME• NO BALLONS AT THIS TIME•
NO CHAFF DROPS, ETC. tph ds i
alseiver ai2.
tiry. coThir
fmisint objec
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