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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. OATE 2. LOCATION
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Lecal Ground. Vi sual
omt__11/21552 O Air Visual
5. PHOTOS » SOUF
O Yes
KNo Mili cerxy

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Projectile left ground & proceeded
Over water at elev of aprrox 300ft,

As obj left ‘round it separated into
cluster of 6-9 bright red fireball

obis which were vixible approx 4 secs
then disappeared, Three series of thee
objs at 30 second intervals,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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O Ground-Rader
O Air-intercept Rader

9. COURSE

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

+ Other

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1). COMMENTS

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PART 1. FOL CONCERNING UFOB OR PROJECTILES ON USSR/TURK ik

BORDER IS SUMMARY OF IR=59@-8. SOURCE IS USAF OFFUCER AND FIELD

EVALUATION A=2.
PART 2. AT 21152 ON 11 SEP SOURCE OBSERVED FROM DECK OF

SURFACE VESSEL APPRQACHING PORT OF HOPA, TURKEY SEARCHLIGHTS AND

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UWIDENTIFIED SERIS OF FLYING OBJECTS ON USSR SIDE OF TURK/USSR

BORDER. ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED AT 4133N 4132E. WHILE WATCHING

SEARCHLIGHTS SOURCE NOTICED UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT OR PROJECTILE ,
LEAVE GROUND FROM SEARCHLIGHT AREA PROCEED OVER WATER AT ELEVATION

@ APPROX 303 FT. AS OBJECT LEFT GROUND IT SEPARATED INTO CLUSTER

@ 6-9 BRIGHT RED FIREBALL OBJECTS WHICH WERE VISIBLE APPROX 4

SECONDS THEN DISAPPEARED. EFFECT SIMILAR TO 4TH JULY FIREWORKS.«

HT: THESE OBJECTS OBSERVED 38 SECOND INTERVALS BEGINNING 2155Z.
OTHER OBJECTS OBSERVED UNTIL 2145Z AT WHICH TIME 1 CLUSTER SEEN

AND ANOTHER CLUSTER OBSERVED AT 2159Z AT WHICH TIME SOURCE WENT

FELOW DECKS.

PART 3. ALL OBSERVATIONS UNRESTRICTED AS MADE OVER WATER.

NO SOUNDS ACCOMPANIED OBJECTSe ACFT WERE NOT SEEN OR HEARD DURING

QPERATION,. WEATHER CLEAR AND NO MOON. DURING OBSERVATIONS SEARCH=-

LIGHTS AT SAME LOCATION BEING DIRECTED INTERMITTENTLY SKYWARD AND

HORIZONTALLY OVER BOTH WATER AND LAND.

PART 4. FELDs SINCE 1 JUL 58 THIS IS 7TH TRIP SOURCE

MADE TO THIS LOCATION ARRIVING SURFACE VESSEL AT SAME HR ON EACH VISIT.

WHILE SEARCHLIGHTS OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY THIS FIRST OCCASION THIS

FHENOMENON OBSERVED UNQUOTE

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Subjects’ (CONFIDENTIAL) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING
OBJECT NEAR USSR/TURK BORDER | ir ss 1200208
seme yea Rpt #: IR-590-58
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le On the night of 11 September 1958
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gee aan tee of searchlights and unidentified flying objects or vesteetales « :
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te oy ao nye Pn sips 90. wa Port of HOPA, Turkey, searchlights and Bye Rl
gg 8 of flying ob ects’on the USSR border approximately halfway between
a» Hal TUMI* Russia. ete watching the searchlights, source noticed an
ed object or projectile leave the ground from-the searchlight area
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four seconds, then disappeared. The

urth of July celebrations. There

O-second intervals, beginning at 7?
4S hours, (21452) at which /

seen at 2350 hours, at which ]

The objects were visible for approximately
‘effect was similar to fireworks displayed at Fo
were three series of these objects -observed at 3
2315 hours. No other objects were observed until 23
time only one cluster was seen} another cluster was
time source went below decks. .

“' b. gl2 observations were unrestricted as they were made over water.

Source heard no sounds accompany thése objects, nor did he see or hear aircraft in
1 d there was no moon.

flight during their operation. The weather was Clear an
c. During the time the objects were observed the searchlights were being

directed intermittently skyward and horizontally both over water and land. |

| ®. COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: Since 1 July 1958, this is the seventh
trip source has made to this location arriving by surface vessel at the same hour
on each visit. While searchlights have been observed previously, this ie the first

occasion on which source observed this phenomenone

PDOWNGRADED AT TTA Orn earg, December 19, 1958
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